Still Talkin Episode 16 with @ChadOtterstrom Learn how to wax your snowboard like a professional. www.academysnowboards.com #snowboard #snowboardwax #academysnowboards
A couple of things from someone who has been tuning skis and boards for over 30 years 1) when running the iron pull it parallel down the board and go slower so you see about a 10 cm melt pattern in the wax behind the iron. It is easier to see where you have been and it gets the wax to penetrate deeper into the base 2) when scraping, angle the scraper away from you and pull it toward you and pull the entire length in one move. This will help press more wax into the base, help keep from damaging the base material and the full length pull will help prevent micro ridges of wax building up which can slow you down 3) get more agressive with the brush, it doesn't put structure in the base, that's what a stone grind is for, the brush cleans the structure out which allows for the fine layer of water created to be pushed out from under the board. Also only go one direction with the brush especially if you're running one with brass bristles on it, mark what direction you push it because the bristles will bend and if you go against that bend it can damage the base. The cleaner you get the structure the faster you go... if the structure is good. If it's not, get a full tune done otherwise no amount of waxing will do you any good
@@SteveThompson-li2fc roto-brushes are still good, I find them handy when working on/tuning a large volume of equipment, they'll only really do damage if you try and camp out on one spot for a while, probably so long you'd be intentionally doing it. I just prefere a hand brush for my personal gear. I rock one that has a horse hair perimeter surrounding brass bristles. I like how the brass pulls excess wax out of the structure and really opens it up, does take more elbow grease though
@@jacobiwolf77 marking your brush to know which direction to push it along the board is a very nice tip! Didn't think it could harm the base. Thanks for sharing it
A couple of things from someone who has been tuning skis and boards for over 30 years
1) when running the iron pull it parallel down the board and go slower so you see about a 10 cm melt pattern in the wax behind the iron. It is easier to see where you have been and it gets the wax to penetrate deeper into the base
2) when scraping, angle the scraper away from you and pull it toward you and pull the entire length in one move. This will help press more wax into the base, help keep from damaging the base material and the full length pull will help prevent micro ridges of wax building up which can slow you down
3) get more agressive with the brush, it doesn't put structure in the base, that's what a stone grind is for, the brush cleans the structure out which allows for the fine layer of water created to be pushed out from under the board. Also only go one direction with the brush especially if you're running one with brass bristles on it, mark what direction you push it because the bristles will bend and if you go against that bend it can damage the base. The cleaner you get the structure the faster you go... if the structure is good. If it's not, get a full tune done otherwise no amount of waxing will do you any good
Thanks!!!
What’s your opinion of a roto-brush attached to a drill? I want to get one but I’m worried it will damage my base.
@@academysnowboardco_ sure thing! Also, I'm stoked to hear Academy is built in the Never Summer factory, I did not know, interest is piqued
@@SteveThompson-li2fc roto-brushes are still good, I find them handy when working on/tuning a large volume of equipment, they'll only really do damage if you try and camp out on one spot for a while, probably so long you'd be intentionally doing it.
I just prefere a hand brush for my personal gear. I rock one that has a horse hair perimeter surrounding brass bristles. I like how the brass pulls excess wax out of the structure and really opens it up, does take more elbow grease though
This just seems like how every average shop waxes
Facts
what are the wax tips? I didn't really get anything new 😂😂 cool stories tho!
Some people may not know as much as you :)
I dropped some tips on the main thread, see if there's anything new for you
@@jacobiwolf77 marking your brush to know which direction to push it along the board is a very nice tip! Didn't think it could harm the base. Thanks for sharing it
@@victor39 sure thing
Waxing station in the lobby is sick
"Cruising around in powder, hanging out with adults, it's a good time..." indeed it is. Thanks for the tips!
How do you keep snowboarding till July?
Mt Hood
Have you tried those Yonex snowboards? I’ve never seen them here in North America.. always wonder how they perform
No
What was that place in Dillon you mentioned? Ill be there next month and my Forum and Type A Pettit could use a pro wax job
Monocera
@@academysnowboardco_ gracias
I wish I could afford one of these boards I got to demo the propaganda this year it was awesome
Save your doh. Thanks for the hype
I've been tuning, and waxing my own boards for 25 seasons, and this looked like a rush job to me. Oh well, to each his own. I just wasn't impressed.
I wouldn't be impressed either.