 Poster: A snowHead
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Howdy,
After last winter in Andorra, my base is now in urgent need of a repair 
Got a Ptex candle, used base cleaner to strip the old wax off and the base came up really
nice and smooth with the cuts and gouges all exposed.
Lit the candle and let the wax drip onto the board, but as it burns, the candle was quite smoky
and bits of black burned bits dripped onto the cracks aswel. When it had all dried I started scraping
and the finish was good, with the cracks filled in nicely.
Trouble is, the new wax is really muddy looking with the charred bits embedded into the base.
WTF? Have I done it wrong, or is this what it'll look like with a diy job?
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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This might be duff advice because i've never done a ptex repair but i think they all look like that.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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you need to roll it on a metal scraper as it melts to get the carbon out. wax won't bond to the black bits in the repair.
That's what's supposed to happen. In reality just fill the hole up. Doesn't matter if it looks rubbish.
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when you burn clear you need to wait till it burns with a blue flame and then keep close to the base, keep something to drip onto next to the repair and move from it to the repair keeping close (i like to be almost touching without putting flame out). if you notice the flame turn yellow and it going black then get back to the drip tray.
but all this is cosmetic..... unless you are a racer or poser 
Don't worry about it
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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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Thanks very much
Knew I should've practiced on the boys' little board first 
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Use black PTEX candles !
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I did a base grind on an old rock hopper using an orbital sander, nothing scientific, just sanded it back a bit then chucked some wax on, the board rode fine. It's easy to get too anal about that stuff.
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