Strip your wax before selling your boards

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by actionpants, Mar 17, 2015.

  1. actionpants

    actionpants Well-Known Member

    108
    Apr 20, 2012
    I don't understand why people leave gross crusty wax when trying to sell boards..you are just making your board look less valuable.
     
  2. JawnDoeski

    JawnDoeski Well-Known Member

    Aug 11, 2014
    Or trying to hide something..
     

  3. red dog

    red dog Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2015
  4. metard

    metard Well-Known Member

    Mar 11, 2014
    1. strip wax with wax comb flat edge

    2. use foam dust from shapers bay to remove the rest. it grabs the wax up perfectly.
     
  5. Scobeyville

    Scobeyville Well-Known Member

    May 11, 2009
    I put mine near my space heater and take old credit cards to the wax. Takes 2 minutes!
     
  6. raddadbrad

    raddadbrad Well-Known Member

    Jan 10, 2015
  7. kidrock

    kidrock Well-Known Member

    Aug 1, 2010
    I got kicked off a "surfing" site where a poster actually asked "How do I remove the wax from my board?". And he wasn't trolling. A lot of stupid questions like that. And when a few of the crusty experienced guys threw some monkey doo at him, the site kicked them off. I'm glad SI doesn't do that.
     
  8. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    They're terrorist actionpants.... terrorists!
     
  9. Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

    Aug 19, 2010
    when I buy boards with wax on them- I always try to talk down the price way more- cause generally the boards are looking like garbage. and you say that- man this board looks like garbage.

    anyways- fyi its NG for the board to use direct heat- like leaving it in the sun or a heater or any kinda heat source. Try using a cup full of hot water from your sink. it will take a few cups, but is better for the fiberglass. and actually works better and is faster then other methods, even in the middle of winter.
     
  10. fl.surfdog

    fl.surfdog Well-Known Member

    Dec 6, 2010
    Two minutes in the Fl. sun and a credit card....no problem.
     
  11. cepriano

    cepriano Well-Known Member

    Apr 20, 2012
    I once traded in a board with a bunch of dings I covered with little beer stickers lol.I only got a free leash and 50 bucks towards a new board which wasn't shyt,then seen them selling the same stick for 250.

    id say my worse exchange I did when I was a kid I returned a paintball gun with a co2 and a jammed paintball stuck in the thing.the sports guy was out that day,seen him a few days later he said he never would've taken the gun back.


    anyway I like dirty waxed up boards.
     
  12. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    I've bought 6 used boards
    4 totally waxed
    1 from a female all wax removed and clean
    1 from a teen all wax removed and clean
     
  13. shacktime00

    shacktime00 Active Member

    29
    Jan 13, 2013
    Just a guess this originated from my board posted earlier today... my response: I just finished charging twenty foot Belmar and was pressed for time picking up the long lost Paddington Jetty Bear from his crusade around east asia chasing typhoons and five dollar hookers. Next time, I'll clean off the wax
     
  14. Sandblasters

    Sandblasters Well-Known Member

    May 4, 2013
     
  15. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    Probably do not have time, as waiting in the Welfare lines is exhausting.