What wax do you use

ive been paying to get mine waxes latly im gunna start waxing my own again 

one ball jay spring wax, smells good too.

how do you know when the wax is sunk into the base good

hot sauce wax and i have heard that hot scrapping your board is better for it then base cleaner.

swix is best! one ball jay is good too!!!! wait till season is about to end and stock up cheaper, and if your not possitive and don't wanna guess use all temp but its safe to say if its winter and you know its cold go with the cold and warm towards end of season, there is a difference in the two...warm wax is softer and cold wax is harder!

toko universal, because it is hands down the best price I can find.

candles

In the winter I use the Toko All Temp wax... works pretty good and really cheap.  In the summer i use the 1BallJay Summer wax.

Originally posted by xpharmdx09 In the winter I use the Toko All Temp wax... works pretty good and really cheap.  In the summer i use the 1BallJay Summer wax.

How cheap do you get your Toko wax for?

Magical Go-go

I love this stuff.  There all-temp is nice and they have a "fast" all-temp that has graphite in it.  Small, cool company as well

A couple weeks back, I finally got a hold of some of the Hertel Super Hot Sauce all-temp. I haven't used it in years, so it was great to be using such a tried & trusted product again. The substitutes were fine, but there seriously must be something right w/ their stuff.

Originally posted by Jigkidd I use teh Gnu all temperature banana wax- you got served ti's a green banana nad ti smells like coconut- you got served

It's made by One Ball Jay

haha yea i got that also
looks neat

i like the idea of that.  scraping can be so messy.  i have seen it but have not heard how well it works.

Anyone willing to take one for the team and get one?

Sweet, great to hear that someone bit the bullet and give it a try.  After doing my first wax and scrape I was contemplating trying it out myself from all the damn shavings that resulted from inexperience with how much wax to drip.  Maybe I'll pick one up for the next season...

When are you hitting Mammoth?  I'll be dropping by there at the end of the month myself...

http://www.sexwaxdealer.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=5&ParentCat=1

We'll be riding at Mammoth on the 1st and 2nd of May... gotta make use of my new MVP10 pass!  

Dudeman, you should use Magical Go Go. it's awesome and fun. and they have a sweet crew.

Originally posted by dudeguy-man Dudeman, you should use Magical Go Go. it's awesome and fun. and they have a sweet crew.

Agreed.  I picked up a brick of this mid season last year and it's good stuff.  Mine is grape scented and smells like candy.  I've also used OBJ and have nothing but good words about it.  I'm a tuning nut and wax almost everytime before taking a board out... more than what's necessary, I know, but its just my preference... no damage done as far as I know.

Originally posted by JMSM512 Magical Go-go I love this stuff.  There all-temp is nice and they have a "fast" all-temp that has graphite in it.  Small, cool company as well

I just bought some today. Plan to wax my board this weekend. My Ride DH came looking lil dry.

right now i have Swix wax, cause thats all no school had. but plan on getting some more magical gogo

I use Dakine Nitrous Cold Wax. I have no complaints so far - and I can get some SERIOUS speed with the stuff.

Seems to absorb into the base last fairly well.... I'm usually don't feel a different until near the end of my 3rd day of riding. I'm a tall heavy guy and a day of riding for me consists of sun up to sun down on the mountains - so getting 3 days out of my wax is a pretty big deal for me I suppose....

Also, the conditions here at home (not in the mountains) are often very cold and icy - which tends to be harsh on the wax / base.

Instead of hot scrapping would using base cleaner be an appropriate alternative?

BTW... just a note on base cleaners based on my own personal experience.....

DON'T USE A BASE CLEANER UNLESS YOU RIDE THROUGH A LOT OF DIRTY CRAPPY SNOW OR URBAN TERRAIN.

Unless your base is subjected to the harsh and often dirty urban snow and grit, or severely stained with gunk.... I wouldn't use a base cleaner on your board. Contrary to old school belief, base cleaner will do two things to your base.

1 - It will dry your base out over time.
2 - It will clog all the pores in your base preventing wax from properly penetrating into it and functioning as it was originally designed.

Base cleaner is a just a gimmick for companies to sell more product. Yes, it does have a purpose and there are times when it is necessary to use it - but use it sparingly and only when it is required to do the job it was meant to do.... clean crappy gunk off your board that won't come off with a simple scraping...

My suggestion instead, is to simply heat the base with a small amount of wax, scrape it off along with the dirty shit that will come out of the pores ... then proceed to wax your base as you normally would after using base cleaner.

I used the Dakine wax that came with my tune kit. Never used anything else so can't really compare but they were ok I guess. Just ordered some bluebird seeing that a lot of people like them, but man, their shipping rate is a kill joy.