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wax in wetsuit?

Postby tomcat360 » Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:14 am

hey yall,

i wear off wax really quick, so whenever i wear board shorts, i usually just throw a block of wax in the pocket and wax up between sets instead of coming back in. but with my wetsuit, it doesnt have an external pockets, so im stuck paddling back in.

what do yall do with your wax when your wearing a wettie? i usually dont get much time in the wettie season anyways, so the problem usually doesnt occur.


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Postby deathfrog » Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:20 am

use basecoat if you don't...and then use a harder than normal wax over that, then your normal wax.

if it's a spring suit, stick a thin flexible wax comb under your suit behind one of you legs, so you can pull it out and rough your wax up as necessary...

and don't try and sit on your wax where your front foot's guna go when you stand (took me forever to figure out that's where my wax kept going)
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Postby k mac » Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:05 pm

make sure your usingthe correct wax!
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Postby calisurfer » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:38 am

yeah get the right wax for ur climate i never have a problem with going throj wax
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Postby Broosta » Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:31 am

I often wear out my wax so I put a small bit up my sleeve. I haven't worked out why I wear out the wax as it only happens some of the time :? . I think here on this coast the cley sedement suspended in the water gets worse on some days or there can be an extra oiliness to the water...
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Postby baja fresk » Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:42 pm

thats weird...i just wax up my board and i stay out there for like 5 hours and my stick never gets slick
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Postby uRa » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:22 pm

Never use sex wax :wink: basecoat and another one... and never sex wax... I think it's a xxxxx...
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:01 pm

uRa wrote:Never use sex wax :wink: basecoat and another one... and never sex wax... I think it's a xxxxx...


I find sexwax the best one... and mrs. palmers the worst... :?

I think this thread proves we all have our unique way of rubbing off our own wax and you need to find what works for you! :wink:


I always find theres a patch just by the tailpad that I rub clean as I pop up... and then I try to pop up and slide straight off :shock:
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Postby tomcat360 » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:17 pm

yea, i think im gonna switch. im using sticky bumps right now, which i like the feel when its on(and love the smell) but it just wears out quick. do yall think that it could be related to having old wax, or wax that has been exposed to water for too long? i do tend to have a whole bunch of little old chunks im trying to salvage
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Postby deathfrog » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:47 am

sex wax sucks in warm water, it hurts your stomach, but sometimes it'll do better than palmers in cold water...

I'm a palmers fan
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Postby little waves » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:13 am

cuff of your sleeve or ankle should work. i have done that before. has to be small though, like a half bar or something, its a little uncomfortable, but works.
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Postby calisurfer » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:13 am

i love sex wax i find it to be the best for me
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:00 am

deathfrog wrote:sex wax sucks in warm water, it hurts your stomach, but sometimes it'll do better than palmers in cold water...


That'll be why I get on with SW but not palmers then. Damned cold water! :wink:

And the stomach thing isnt so relevant when all year your stuck under 3, 5, more mm of neoprene :roll:
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