We stock ski wax, snowboard wax, wax scrapers, base brushes, wax irons - everything you need to service your snowboard or skis, including edge tools, ptex repair kits to keep the base smooth and fast and the edges sharp. You can take it to a specialist shop or do it yourself with some wax and an edging tool and some p-tex or p-text. There are loads of website offering advice on how to do a snowboard service and you can buy the tools and waxes right here to do your own tuning. A good file or stone is all you need to add to an edging tool, some wax and a scraper. It isn't rocket science! Buy a kit and get the whole lot in one easy go ready to tune up your board.
If you have not got the time or patience to hot wax your board or skis, a 'quick' wax can be rubbed, wiped or sprayed onto your board/skis. These waxes work superbly well and are quick and easy to apply. The main downside is that you have to apply them far more frequently than you do with a 'hot' wax.
Once hot wax has been applied it soaks into the base structure of your board/skis. All of the excess should then be scraped off so the base looks like it has no wax on it. A base brush then 'roughens' up the structure of the remaining wax to break down any surface tension with the snow.
Keeping your edges sharp is quick, simple and easy for any DIYer to achieve and it can have a massive impact on the performance of your board or skis, making them glide further, carve smoother and go faster!
Before you wax the base of your snowboard or skis you need to repair and fill any minor dings, holes or problem areas. P-tex is the best thing to use. You also need to make sure absolutely 100% of the old wax has been removed or your repair will not take and the new wax will not take either. A good base cleaner is highly recommended.
It is no good using your Mum's steam iron - you need a small iron with no holes in the base which heats up to just the right temperature to melt the wax. Too hot and the wax will burn and loose all of its gliding structure and properties.
Servicing a snowboard or skis is physical work - which is made oh so much easier if your snowboard or skis are held down firmly into position. You need to wax and scrape in one clean sweeping motion from tip to tail. If your board rocks about as you do this you will ruin all of your good work.
