So I have this shiny new board and I am keen to hear everyones waxing tips. What wax do people use, is the basecoat topcoat thing a must..etc.



I see some nice wax jobs on here(insert jokes below)

You can never under estimate a good wax job,they can make for a smooth ride down the line also the entry point is much cleaner on the face.

I learnt everything I know from Mac. Be aware that a nice wax job can be annoying to maintain though. Use a round wax type - e.g. Sex Wax - run it down each side of the board using the edge of the wax on an angle - following the edge of the rail. Then cross hatch it in. Make sure you are slightly rotating the wax in your hand as you move it across the board. For best results use a nice hard wax for your base layer then when you are happy with it apply a softer stickier layer as the top coat. Make sure you concentrate whilst doing it and get the cross hatches even - here is my first attempt - learnt a few lessons along the way!

The golden rule is to make sure your board always goes into your board cover the same way. You can also use a coloured wax - not my cup of tea - I am old fashioned and like to stick with white. One of the fellas at the beach up here is always changing his wax job - using different colours on a white Mal - sometimes it looks pretty cool - other times not - just saying

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Macaha said..
You can never under estimate a good wax job,they can make for a smooth ride down the line also the entry point is much cleaner on the face.

Also gives extra grip for a cheater 5...as I am unable to hang 10

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Ted the Kiwi said...
I learnt everything I know from Mac. Be aware that a nice wax job can be annoying to maintain though. Use a round wax type - e.g. Sex Wax - run it down each side of the board using the edge of the wax on an angle - following the edge of the rail. Then cross hatch it in. Make sure you are slightly rotating the wax in your hand as you move it across the board. For best results use a nice hard wax for your base layer then when you are happy with it apply a softer stickier layer as the top coat. Make sure you concentrate whilst doing it and get the cross hatches even - here is my first attempt - learnt a few lessons along the way!

The golden rule is to make sure your board always goes into your board cover the same way. You can also use a coloured wax - not my cup of tea - I am old fashioned and like to stick with white. One of the fellas at the beach up here is always changing his wax job - using different colours on a white Mal - sometimes it looks pretty cool - other times not - just saying

+1 for the cross hatch method

So the cross hatch is the basecoat??

Also, is a basecoat just a warm weather wax or is their specific basecoat??

For me...

Grab a block of wax, preferably Cream..

Use a little bit if warm water to soften the edge
Then

Apply it at 45 degrees like the cross hatch pattern above. Start from the tail and work towards the nose.

Then just go from nose to tail in the opposite direction to the original 45 degrees.

You should end up with little bumps..

very technical -get wax rub it on back n forth, circular, diagonal blah blah blah if it's decent wax it's grippy however you put it on :)