nekdut Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 So got one of those nice fancy Toko wax irons earlier this year when they were up on Steepandcheap, and I was using it this past weekend to wax some of my gear. It works great and I highly recommend it! However, I accidentally knocked the iron onto the floor (hotside down!! ) on which I had a plastic tarp. The temp was hot enough to pretty quickly melt a bunch of the tarp onto the surface of the shiny new iron. I've picked off as much as I can but there are still some plastic bits in some of the crevasses on the surface of the iron. Any ideas on how to clean this off completely? I don't want to melt any of the tarp plastic into my board's bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 You could try heating it back up, as the tarp plastic gets soft, wipe it off with a cotton cloth. I know it's obvious, but don't let it burn....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Some nail polish remover must do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDY_2_Carve Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Scotch bright pad? Mr. Clean magic eraser seems to work for ANYTHING!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyzcanuck Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Re-heat to melting point, wipe with copper gauze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Re-heat to melting point, wipe with copper gauze. Ooh Ooh, I like that one better than mine..... You could use a copper scrub pad for cleaning pots and pans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Dold Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 That iron doesn't have some coating like teflon or anything, does it? Scotch Brite pads make little scratches, I'd try heating and wiping first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikerdad Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I bought one on SAC this last summer also. I think I may have posted on here that they were available on Steep and Cheap. With our local mountain opening Wednesday I'm about to try it out for the first time. I'll be extra careful not to drop it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Hey, look on the bright side: you didn't leave it face down on one of your boards! (Not that I ever have, however I aw a board at a consignment shop that had a iron-shaped imprint on the base once!!!!!!!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinecure Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 trikerdad, YMMV, but I've noticed that on mine, I only need to use the lowest setting for most wax. It gets hotter than necessary for most waxes (start smoking). Check the recommended temp for your wax in C and try to match the iron. S Dold: no teflon on it. It would be rare for a ski iron to have a non-stick coating since 1) there's no point - wax won't stick, and 2) waxing irons get lots of little scratches in the base since most of us wax more than we tune and there are often little burrs, nicks, scratches and gouges in the edges that scrape up the base of the iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 get it as hot as you can add wax and wipe/scrub with something that will stand up to the heat...alternating between fine steel wool and a cotton/terry shop towel is best....the wax will act as a lubricant/detergent and help remove the offending substance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abakker Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 gasoline or acetone, steel wool, maybe some WD-40. could be good to do this warm, but don't dip a hot iron in any of those chemicals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekdut Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Thanks for all of the suggestions guys. So it sounds like I should crank the thing up to high for a few minutes and throw it into a vat of gasoline, right? Just kidding. I'll first heat and scrub, then if that doesn't work, a bit of WD40 on a cold base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Got a rock board? Now would be a good time to wax it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I had a board from a certain manufacturer that had a real ****ty base that apparently had a melting point that was about the same as red colored swix and allot of that base ended up on the iron I **** you not, I had never seen anything like it, I was so weirded out by it I had another person wax it with their iron to see is the same thing happened and it did. if it was not the base there was a really interesting contaminate on it. anyway, use fine grit sand paper, sometimes you'll need to use it on your iron anyway if that soft aluminum gets nicked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I had a board from a certain manufacturer that had a real ****ty base that apparently had a melting point that was about the same as red colored swix and allot of that base ended up on the iron I **** you not, I had never seen anything like it, I was so weirded out by it I had another person wax it with their iron to see is the same thing happened and it did. if it was not the base there was a really interesting contaminate on it. anyway, use fine grit sand paper, sometimes you'll need to use it on your iron anyway if that soft aluminum gets nicked up. hate to ask, but who was it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 hate to ask, but who was it ? PM me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Your new iron will be the least of your worries if you are ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!! Or burn your house down. Please use caution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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