kinpa Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) ok, ok.... I can't be the only one.... I gotta know. Who of you out there baby your gear and who just rides it the way it is! and maybe the follow up to above question should be somehow related to the amount of initial investment on the board? Edited October 30, 2012 by kinpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 we have pretty wet snow here, and the indoor slope may as well be sand for what it does to a base. hot-wax after most days, crayon method. edges when they need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I don't trust anyone local to touch my boards. I use the wax wizard to rub in wax every 2nd day or so near the edges, the stuff in the middle lasts a very long time. There is no scraping with the wax wizard, so I could do it in my living room if my wife wasn't around! ;) Plus it's about 1/3rd the time of a hot wax. Hot wax is usually once every season, though I don't think I did it at all last season. However, cat trails don't exist in my part of the world. It's a short hill that's a similar steepness the whole way top to bottom. I run the diamond stone in a bevel guide down the edges if I notice any issues or every 10-ish days on the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Hot wax every trip, so every 3-5 days riding. I'll do up the edges if I feel they need it but mostly I leave them alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinpa Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) I could do it in my living room if my wife wasn't around! ;) now, now..... keep your lady happy!!! no sneaking around waxing boards! I always end up with my iron too hot anyway... I couldn't do it without the smell... What's the wax wizard that you speak of? can you post a link or something? kinda curious BUT..... burnt wax is much better smelling than the smoke from the oven when I try to cook!!! hahahahaha Edited October 30, 2012 by kinpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?8015-Ray-s-Way-WAX-WHIZard http://www.alpineskituning.com/raysway.waxwhiz.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruincounselor Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Being in the midwest I'm on "Packed Powder" most days - so I hit the edges with a diamond stone every couple of days so I can cut through the ice. I learned a long time ago to use wax one or two ranges cooler near my edges to keep from burning my base - it doesn't hurt the glide too much and I know i have wax on. Always hot wax; nothing else lasts more than a few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Riding here in the east, consistently sharp edges are a must. I have a full base grind and tune done every season or two, and then maintain the side edges myself and wax with the whizard. Doing my own work give me so much confidence, because I always know the state of my gear and therefore its limits :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 \consistently sharp edges are a must.\ Doing my own work give me so much confidence, because I always know the state of my gear and therefore its limits :) Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 When I lived back east, I used to be obsessive about my tuning. Now that I live in CO, I tune my carving board infrequently at best, and my powder board sees love before most big dumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 ^ Must be nice, Jim! The soft snow definitely doesn't require the same level of tuning. On the bright side, the hard eastern snow is very responsive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinpa Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you guys all take much better care of your boards than I do.... or maybe there are others like me out there who just won't respond to this poll? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardguru Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I hot wax the entire board about every third or fourth day of riding. And use the wax Whizard on the edges after almost every day of riding. Even though I ride in Utah it seems the wax gets worn off the edges pretty quickly due to trying to carve top to bottom on every run. I don't mess with sharpening the edges that often unless i get a nick from an exposed rock. Maybe I need to learn how to hot wax better to keep it from burning off the sides as quickly as it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroshmero Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I extend hot waxes with Dominator MOMENTIUM O2 paste wax. Stuff works great! http://www.dominatorwax.com/momentium.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pusbag Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I wax about every two weeks with podium hot wax. I get about 10 days average in that two weeks. I sharpen edges as needed. I do trust my local shop and will have them do base grind and edges about once a season. i ride my board like it could be my last without trying to hit rocks or be just mean to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 I wax it every 3-5 days.. Hot wax Edge sharpen by hand tool when needed - mainly removing burrs and rock catch areas Base tune it at a shop very rarely -- I still ride a 4X4 from Prior that is 10 years old and it has never been shop tuned bu tI ride it mainly at Whistler on softer type snow. My rule -- if the snow is soft to powder -- you dont need an edge, plus the icy cat tracks back to the lift are easier to ride of the edges are not sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugboater Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?8015-Ray-s-Way-WAX-WHIZardhttp://www.alpineskituning.com/raysway.waxwhiz.htm The page is there but all the links redirect to google. Is he still up and running? I'd live to grab one of these for my board and the kids skis (little rebels). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 No clue if they're still in business, but Tognar still sells them: http://www.tognar.com/wax-wizard-rub-in-ski-wax-no-iron-repl-covers/ Be careful browsing around that site, it's easy to give your credit card a workout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 It looks like alpineskituning site was hacked...some kind of java exploit. The site was last updated 12/15/12 so hopefully Ray will address it soon. Mike at SKIMD has his phone number. I just bought another WaxWhizard last spring so I'm sure he's still making them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) I voted every ride but skip a day or two at times. on a daily basis I usually just wax near the edges unless a rock hit or wear requires more. rub on(touch wax to iron to soften), iron in($6 walmart iron), brass brush in the structure ($5 grill brush homedepot) instead of scrape( I'm cheap that way), always start with cold hard green swix and follow with podium and/or oneballjay graphite slush dependent on temps. grind and retune every couple seasons Edited November 1, 2012 by b0ardski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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