The unlikely combination of pantyhose and surfboard foam dust make a great portable tool for removing that tough final layer of old surf wax.
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March 3rd, 2010
hey great idea! but is there any other foam i could use to remove the wax? cause there s no shaper i could get pu foam from. or another way to remove all the wax?
April 21st, 2010
Hmm, I don’t know if there’s other stuff out there that works as well as surfboard foam. I think fine sand is your best bet. Just sprinkle some of that on top and rub it in and set in the sun to soften the wax, then use a cloth to wipe it all off. You just need something for the wax to bond to.
September 9th, 2010
White cooking flour works well (like the kind your mama use to make biscuits with). I’ve used handfuls of it quite a few times. It would work just as well double bagged in panty hose. Just make sure after you scrape your board you put it in the sun for just a little while to heat things up.
Great site Cy. Tons of great stuff on here. Keep it up!
August 12th, 2011
Rottenstone or pumice available form your hardware store packed in and old cotton gym sock (no holes) also works quite well. Warm the board in the sun, scrape it and start polishing.