John E Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Tried my procedure this weekend to wax my boards: I got out 6 of them, laid them out in the driveway in the sun (base up). I let them warm up & then rubbed on some wax. I let this sit a bit more & then moved them to the shade to cool. This works out very well. I uses little wax, creates a thin, uniform coating and seems to impregnate the wax into the base better than an iron. However, what I also found is that it works great for boards with a black base, pretty well for boards with other colored bases and almost not at all for boards with white bases. In fact, one board has a light blue base with white lettering. The wax melted well in the blue sections and clumped up in the white areas. Try it out. Let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 I let my boards spend a little time sunbathing during the summer as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.a Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Anyone know how senstivie ptex is to UV radiation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 No technical bulletin referred to on this but as a rule black is usually most resistant. This is due mostly to the fact carbon is used to tint it black. Lighter colors more susceptible unless specifically treated. You would need to track down specific manufacturer to know exact specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 I think my boards were out in the sun for about an hour at most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) coming soon, the virus solar-waxing sun-shield. lets through the IR but blocks the UV Edited June 27, 2016 by kieran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Combine this with Fin's new business (www.sulasindustries.com) and we have a winner! Seriously though, I should try this after a good hot scrape to clean the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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