Wend Race Mid Wax Bar, Red

If you are looking Wend Race Mid Wax Bar, Red of surfboard wax. Surfboard wax is a formulation of natural and/or synthetic wax for application to the deck of a surfboard, bodyboard, skimboard, to keep the surfer from slipping off the board when paddling out or riding a wave.

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How to remove old wax from surfboards?

How to remove old wax from surfboards: Old wax is a problem. With it, the surfboards become heavier and begin to lose grip. Learn to remove the wax from any of your surfboards in a correct way to leave them clean and to add a new adherent layer.

In theory, the surf wax must be removed periodically with a comb (scraper). The slightly adhesive feel needed to avoid slipping can only be guaranteed if the old wax layer is completely removed and the adherent product is added again.

We are often delaying the removal of the old wax from our surfboards because we become lazy and because we think that the board is still perfect to fulfill its function. But you have to know that you can remove the wax faster. If there are sun and heat, it will still be easier.

Many surfers often adopt the type of wax they use to the water temperature. The removal of wax can also be a very frequent task in certain occasions. Having seen what we need to start with the task of removing wax from our surfboards?

First, you have to make sure you have a quality surf wax. It is something that in the end will be cheap because it will have decisive consequences in the quality of execution of the movements on the surfboards.

You also have to get a wax scraper for surfboards with its curve inwards to work on rounded surfaces. It is also important a citrus-based remover or types ‘The Pickle’, of ecological formula.

Now let’s see how to proceed to remove the old and darkened wax from the surfboards. Let’s go step by step:

1. If the day is sunny, put your surfboard in direct sunlight. The old wax will soften and melt like butter in five minutes.

2. If the weather is not sunny at all, pour hot water on the table or use a hair dryer to heat its surface.

3. You can also start scraping the surfboard with the two profiles of the scraper, the comb-type and the smooth. Do it in a methodical and orderly manner, from one part of the surfboard to the other without leaving anything behind.

4. Well, the main part of the work is already finished, but surely some sticky patches are still stuck there. Remove them one by one until you can see the original color of the surfboard.

5. Put citrus candles on the board with a clean cloth. Wait 30 seconds and rub the area where you want to work with circular movements until it dries.

Additional tips for How to remove old wax from surfboards: If you forgot the scraper to remove the wax you can use an old credit card. If what you do not have is quitters based on citrus, pour pure coconut oil melted on the table or sprinkle beach sand on it and remove the remains with a piece of wool.