What do you guys use to get that wax residue off a board. Got some on the bottom that I need to get off.... Shellite and turps have been mentioned to me at different times.. Does that have a detrimental effect to the glass?? PU in this case

Thanks

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Horto11 said...

What do you guys use to get that wax residue off a board. Got some on the bottom that I need to get off.... Shellite and turps have been mentioned to me at different times.. Does that have a detrimental effect to the glass?? PU in this case

Thanks

I use actetone...you might know it better as nail polish remover

most surf shops sell wax remover, its some sort of citrus based soultion that shouldn't do any harm and works well.

The best thing is a dulux product called Prepsol, it's usually used to prepare the surface of a car for painting, there are also similar products in the cut price auto spares shops labeled " wax and grease remover". But they can be an expensive way to do it.

Turps does an excellent job, however, it will leave a very small oily residue on the surface that will not let the wax stick back on as well as it should.

What I try to do is to clean it off with the cheap turps and then once I'm done, give it the once over with the wax and grease remover.

Sometimes I even finish it off with soapy water to make dead sure there's no oil residue.

Eucalyptus oil works a treat and wont damage the board (learned this from a guy who runs the surfboard section at star surf shop)

Tops thanks, I just used one of those "people friendly" type, household citrus based degreaser which did the trick for the few little patches I had to clean up...

Easy hot water (not boiling) works well don't do it on grass as I have a 9 ' outline of a board in the grass were the grass died from the hot water and wax

^^^^hahahaha...i had a similar problem the lawn

oh i use isopro after the nasty stuff to take the greasiness away...then finish with some warm water

Engine degreaser from autobarn. Spray a little on a cloth and the wax just wipes off. No damage to the board at all.

Saw this at a surf shop. They were cleaning a board up for a repair. Came up a treat.

Tried it on my wifes board for a repair. Cleaned up beautiful

a 4" angle grinder will get rid all the wax. as a matter of fact you'll never have a problem with wax again

leave it in the sun and let hairy people lie on it. you could make some serious coin

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weiry said...
leave it in the sun and let hairy people lie on it. you could make some serious coin

dunno why I think of Borat when I read that mate

Blow torch works for me[}:)]