 Poster: A snowHead
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I have a board I have used at an indoor snow slope for 10 hours.
Clearly, the edges have no wear from the soft snow, and I didn't touch anything but the snow.
I'm now going to put the board away for storage until nearer next season and I wonder if I should have the board waxed before I store it. It seems a bit excessive, but I don't want to risk the base drying out.
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If my boards need waxing I'll wax them. I'd not leave a board unwaxed as if I need it then I'll have the fag of waxing it first, if you see what I mean.
If you're storing it somewhere there's any chance of damp then run a bar of wax around the edge too as that stops the edge rusting.
If you're paying then it's usually cheaper/ easier to get 'em done at a resort than in the UK.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Spanglepants, I don't think it will make much difference if you wax it or not... bases mostly dry out from use, not storage. My experience on indoor snow (on skis) is that universal wax usually only lasts a day or so -- so after 10 hours your board would benefit from some !
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perhaps I'll get some of the rub-on stuff, give it a coat and stick it in the little zip up bag it came in for the summer.
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@Spanglepants, take it to bed with you, just to make sure.
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I was toying with the idea of some vaseline/3in1/axle grease rubbed over the edges before she went to bed for the summer, but I forgot.
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@rogg,
Don't use any oil based products. Apparently they can seep into the bases and are very difficult to get rid of.
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I'll admit to vaselineing the edges prior to a summer shutdown. Did keep the rust reasonably at bey and never noticed anything seeping into the base or discolouration etc. I wouldn't go for a penetrating oil like 3in1 or similar though.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I primarily was thinking of vaseline, axle grease/chip fat etc added for humorous effect (honest guv).
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I'm not sure about taking the board to bed, I'd be a little cautious about the edges and any potential 'carving'... although let's face it, it's unlikely to snore. 
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Layne thanks, the 101 ski tuning link has been informative on base edge tools wish I had found that site before .
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You know it makes sense.
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When storing boards water will sit under the bindings for days trapped in the binder honeycomb .
Even if you remove the binders and use those see through burton plastic zip sleeves they wont stop steel edge surface rust in a damp basement or damp storage .
Other point is the boards core can twist if stored without care for long periods but only racers worry about most of these things in practise.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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What does seem to happen in practise is if the base is wax protected its far quicker and easier to service the ptex 8 months later especially if you are the diy person doing the donkey work by hand with no work bench.
Otherwise pay someone else to deal with it and they will just grind the base away more than likely .
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ride it all summer in a dome, keep your core strength up , because if you only go away for a week or 2 ..... you waste first week getting fit and back into it
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FAQ
- Still whats better than retreating to my man cave with cider, my skis, the TV, no wife nagging (I have to send her shopping 
) and smell of wax 
