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  1. 03-31-2012, 11:52 PM #1
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    Stripping wax of my Fuego

    Hey all,
    I bought my first Firewire- 6'1 El Fuego- about 5 months ago and have to say it is the most fun board I have ever owned! Cheers prjwebb, gnubee and chris for your sizing advice at the time of purchase... 6'1 was spot on for my size and ability. Still undecided as to my next purchase, but I'm thinking a 6'2 Hellfire would be the perfect companion for when the waves are cranking!

    Just wondering about the best way of stripping old wax off as its coming into winter and I need to switch to cool water wax. For my older PU boards I've always just stripped back with a wax comb, then used a small amount of kerosene on a rag to give a final clean- never had any problems doing this but wondering about whether it is safe with a RF Firewire? Any recommendations?

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  2. 04-01-2012, 08:36 PM #2
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    If you have warm water wax on, just leave it on. It is harder and the softer cold water wax will apply easily over the top. It doesn't work the other way around! The harder wax acts like a scraper and removes the softer wax.
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  3. 04-01-2012, 08:46 PM #3
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    I must be lazy! I hardly ever strip old wax off unless there's too much or for some reason it is getting really dirty under my front foot (rear foot on the tail pad). And even then it will be the minimum required to get the job done. I try to make sure it doesn't get too thick in the first place as it does seem to make the board feel more responsive with a nice thin coat.
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  4. 04-01-2012, 09:02 PM #4
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    I've never applied a wax remover. I just use sun, wax comb or similar, elbow grease and finish off with an old rag.
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  5. 04-02-2012, 12:14 AM #5
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    I usually give a quick wipe over with white spirit after scraping the worst off then rinse it off thoroughly.
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  6. 04-02-2012, 01:49 AM #6
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    struth guys, why are you polishing under where the new wax is going??..just scrape it and rewax it...done...!
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  7. 04-02-2012, 02:05 AM #7
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    Get's all the dirty brown bootie stained residue off. Maybe that's not an issue for you? :p
    I also wipe the bottom too, get those waxy fingerprints off.
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    ha..!!..so do all your wax beads need to be the same size...???..
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    VANGUARD -------- WRF -- 5'6 ------------------------- fins futures ea blackstix..may test something a little bigger and stiffer
    HELLFIRE ----------- R/F -- 5'10 ------------------------ fins futures SA3,SA4 honeycomb
    FLEXFIRE ----------- R/F -- 6'2 x 18 3/4 x 2 1/2 ------ fins futures JC honeycomb
    MICHEL BOUREZ------------6'2 --thick then thin ------- fins futures JC honeycomb, AM2 techflex heavy chop, ea b/stix at 84kg, now testing AM2 hex
    ALTERNATOR ------ R/F -- 6'4--for bad back days---- fins futures JC honeycomb

    and countless others (mostly nev's)

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  9. 04-02-2012, 02:21 AM #9
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    Don't get me started. I tried out this French wax yesterday. it's 100% natural, no petrochemicals, called GreenFix. Anyway, no beads what so ever. Just a smeary, sticky mess. I'm not sure if it's even going to work properly.
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  10. 04-02-2012, 02:29 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by core personal training View Post
    ha..!!..so do all your wax beads need to be the same size...???..
    I know this dude and he is fastidious about his wax, he waxes it in this diamond pattern, it sort of looks funky but crikey I think that's getting carried away a bit!
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