rocojerry
Member
sat down on my couch last night, after some enjoyable 1-on-1 time with my snowboard... a nice new wax...
i started to youtube and lookup tuning equipment and tutorials, see what i may have done 'wrong' or could have done better....
learned a few tricks that are good for newbies...
-use citrus cleaner? (i just used a rag and some dish soap)
-open up the pores (recommendation is hair dryer/heat gun -- i just slapped some wax on, and scraped it off hot, but more or less heated/cleaned the board that way)
-learned about the 'crayon' technique -- melt some wax and crayon it on instead of drip... (i'll probably still mainly drip and spread around, but good to know)
-scrape (maybe i didn't wait long enough, next time will tune up another board or drink another beer first)
-brush/buff (probably could invest in a stiff brush, but the 3m abrasive pad seems to do the trick....
-edges (still need to get better at this, and may not have the right tools, nice little trick I picked up on a youtube video is to 'sharpie' the metal, and go until the black is off... not a bad way for a newbie to see how much metal they are taking off)
not sure if its best to edge after or before the wax.... let me know if you picked up any tips/tricks this year (or over the years)
i started to youtube and lookup tuning equipment and tutorials, see what i may have done 'wrong' or could have done better....
learned a few tricks that are good for newbies...
-use citrus cleaner? (i just used a rag and some dish soap)
-open up the pores (recommendation is hair dryer/heat gun -- i just slapped some wax on, and scraped it off hot, but more or less heated/cleaned the board that way)
-learned about the 'crayon' technique -- melt some wax and crayon it on instead of drip... (i'll probably still mainly drip and spread around, but good to know)
-scrape (maybe i didn't wait long enough, next time will tune up another board or drink another beer first)
-brush/buff (probably could invest in a stiff brush, but the 3m abrasive pad seems to do the trick....
-edges (still need to get better at this, and may not have the right tools, nice little trick I picked up on a youtube video is to 'sharpie' the metal, and go until the black is off... not a bad way for a newbie to see how much metal they are taking off)
not sure if its best to edge after or before the wax.... let me know if you picked up any tips/tricks this year (or over the years)