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sticky snow: Pledge lemon your snowboard or ski

When it's absolutely too cold

by bandito » Sat Mar 11, 2017 4:41 pm

it work, tested yesterday backcountry in heavy n sticky powder. not perfect, but it help A LOT !!!!!!!!!
I apply on my board every 2 runs, I rode from top of Sky chair down to Lion back countries in trees. I probably can have wait longer .
1. dry bottom of board wt rag or paper napkin
2. spray A LITTLE bit.
3.spread wt fingers all over double pass.
4. if in break inside leave it there to dry, if not dry out wt rag.

it does make a big diff on sticky snow, I may put some on my kiteboard n surfboard too for acceleration in turns lol

REMEMBER:
YELLOW WAX for spring, the Fluro $$$ ones much better in sticky (I cannot afford it ,cheap kiteboarder me).
Most important part of waxing is the final step, buffing wt brush or blue/green scrubber from kitchen sponge.
EVEN IF YOU WAX only once in a while, BUFF your board in morning and even during the day, I carry sponge in my jacket, and I may carry Pledge now too if I can find a small bottle for spring sticky snow days. some people use car wax.

Of course, pledge lemon your google in and out everyday at home for anti fog and better vision properties(do not apply on goggles outside back of the car if coldish, and use microfiber rag. DO NOT reapply later during day if goggle get snow out or steamfogged ,doesn't work well then. I dry my goggles at night n apply in morning.)

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-cleaning-polish/ may have better products then PLedge. Lemon. I used S100 on motorcycle visor before n I tough it was great for cleaning and anti fog wt the wax.
I may try something like Protect ALL next, easy to carry around in a small container.
Last edited by bandito on Sat Mar 11, 2017 4:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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by LeopardSkin » Sat Mar 11, 2017 4:50 pm

I waxed my boards a year or two ago. I use a $15 block of wax bought from Vancouver Ski & Board Services. I use a $5 iron from Salvation Army.

Rode around 60 days on one board. Maybe 20 days on the other two boards. So far they haven't been sticking to the snow. I'll probably wax them next season or so.
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