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1) BEFORE YOU START HERE'S
SOME THING THAT YOU'LL FIND USEFUL.
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1.
Base cleaner ( RED ) |
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2.
Iron ( Not steam iron ) |
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3.
Wax ( For your areas conditions ) |
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4.
Clean towel / rag |
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5.
P-tex sticks |
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6.
Adustable
edge file ( Pharmacy ) |
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7.
Sand paper |
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8.
wax remover plastic / metal |
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9.
Stiff brush |
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| 2) After
you have all of your tools, you need to do a little preparation
work on the board. Take your base cleaner and spray it the whole
length of the base. This will remove the dirt on your base,
which will enable you to wax over a clean surface. Take your
plastic scraper and run it down your board to remove old wax and
grime. Get an old rag and wipe your board down. |
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| 3) File
the base edge first. With the file towards the middle of the
board, place the edge file flat on the base of the board at a 2°
angle to the edge. Beginning at one of the contacting points, draw
the file smoothly and overlap your strokes. Continue doing this
until you reach the a point where you no longer remove filing.
Don't use too much pressure. You want to focus pressure on the
board so about 1/2 cm. of base is removed with the edge material.
Repeat this step on the other edge to produce your 2° bevel. |
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4) Clean
the gouge out with base cleaner then use a fine sandpaper to key
up the surface of the gouge. Pre-warming the gouge with the
( cleaned ) sole of the iron will enable the p-tex to fuse
to the gouge better, BUT DO NOT OVERHEAT THE
BASE !
With the iron set to hot, lay a piece of p-tex wire into the
gouge. Use the iron to cut of about one centimeter of the wire and
work it along the gouge using the edge of the iron. keep the iron
moving at all times to avoid overheating the base. Allow it to
cool and then use a sharp plastic scraper to remove the excess
p-tex. as the p-tex cools it will sink to the gouge, so it may be
necessary to repeat the process until it is flush with the base.
Finally smooth over the damage with some fine abrasive paper,
sanding from tip to tail. |
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5) Snow
conditions determine what kind of wax you should use. Most wax you
buy will say that it works best under certain conditions. Make
sure you choose the right wax for the conditions.
| Universal |
all-round
temperature |
| Warm |
0 to -6 degrees |
| Cold |
-6 to -15
degrees |
With the iron set to medium/hot,
drip the wax onto the base of the board, preferably in three
lines. avoid a badly smoking iron.
Iron the wax in, concentrating on a small section at
a time. keep the iron moving but try to warm the base as
thoroughly as possible. BUT DO NOT OVERHEAT
THE BASE ! Leave the board to cool for at least 30
minutes.
Using the sharp plastic scraper, remove all surface
wax and any wax from the edges and sidewalls. using the scraper
from tip to tail. If the board has a stone ground finish then this
will need to be cleaned out with the stiff brush. If there is no
structure then a good general finish can be achieved with a stiff
brush by making a criss-cross pattern at the tail end. After you
have brushed your board, YOU'RE READY TO RIDE !
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