With winter comes snow and with it the snowboarding, one of the star sports in ski resorts. It is very important to take into account the material that we are going to use and, above all, if we have acquired our own equipment, we will have to learn to conserve it.


Material to wax the board



You already have your snowboard, so you have to learn to take care of it as it deserves: it depends on it that when practicing your favorite sport everything goes perfectly. The boards need frequent maintenance, since with each descent not only are the edges filed a little but the wax is also removed from the base.


Applying the wax on the board



When should you wax the board? The ideal would be once every 2 trips to the mountains, as this way you will be guaranteeing that it is in perfect condition for use.

Waxing material

- Wax
- Iron. It is important that you do not use the one for clothing, so it is advisable that you buy a special one for this task (if it can be without pores in the base, the better).
- Scraper
- Fine grain sandpaper - Coffix (to fill gaps and possible scratches).
- Tin soldering iron or lighter (to heat the coffix)
- Hard bristle brush for the final finish
- Gloves (to avoid getting wax on your hands)


Cleaning the snowboard



How to wax the snowboard?

You can sand the edges of the board at least once a season, but as I said before, the base should be taken care of more often. This way you will be ensuring that you will be able to fully enjoy this sport and all the possibilities that your board offers you: you will gain speed and purity.


Everything ready to wax the snowboard



These are the steps we must follow to carry it out:

1- Fill gaps. It isessential that we fill the gapsthat may occur in the sole caused by stones and other obstacles that we may encounter along the way. To do this, the first thing we have to do is clean the sole with a non-abrasive material and sand it very gently in the direction from nose to tail (from front to back).

Next, burn the coffix bar with the lighter or soldering iron and when the flame of the bar is blue, you can fill in gaps and scratches. Remove the excess with the scraper metal.


Putting wax on the iron



2- Wax the board. Once we have the sole smooth and clean, we begin to wax it. This act is necessary becausewax repels snow, so it will keep it away from possible scratches. The duration of our board, following proper care, will be guaranteed.


Enjoy your snowboard



To wax the board we have to have the base very clean and then apply the wax with a special iron (or with an old one we have at home) in the glue direction - tip. When we have spread all the wax and it has dried, we will only have to remove the excess with a scraper and leave a smooth layer. The longer you let the wax sit on the board before using it, the better (you can even wait until the next day). Finally you can go over the board with the bristle brush and you will finish polishing it.

Here I leave you a video on how it is done so that it is even clearer.




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