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Postby lincssurfer » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:44 pm

My nearest break is sutton on sea water temp is about 7 -8 degrees:
I wanna kno wat sorta wax to use and whether i should use a base coat or not?

thanks alot
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Postby IdRatherBeSurfing » Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:42 pm

i just use mrs palmers, on its own

Im in aberystwyth and its damn cold.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:44 pm

Purple sexwax.

Lovely for chilly water :shock:
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Postby lincssurfer » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:39 pm

thanks am jst bout to order from internet no surf shop in louth
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Postby lincssurfer » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:02 pm

can you mix different brands of surf wax together and what sort of base coat and top coat could i use at sutton
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Postby LikeAGromit » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:07 pm

You should use a thick base coat of a hard wax applied in circular strokes followed by.....

In all seriousness, as long as your stick's bumpy you'll be fine. Cold water waxes are good for grip but at 7-8 degrees I just go for a nice coat o' Mrs Palmers.

I have a friend who uses a New Zealand organic wax, his board smells delicious :)
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Postby lincssurfer » Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:46 pm

thanks very much i'm using mrs palmers on its own as a test then i'll try something new. Anybody got any idea when the Ripcurl Boardmasters at Fistral is this year and if the nokia unleashed music festival is on?
Also a question on water temps i'm going to north brittany in france in june/july anybody know what the temps like there at that time?
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