Believe it or not, there's an art to this.
Wax is the only thing connecting your feet to your board so it pays to get it right.
1. Score Some Wax.
1 bar basecoat.
1 bar wax. It's important the temperature rating suits your break or the wax won't do it's thing.
Get a wax comb too.
2. Remove Old Wax.
Leave your deck in the sun for 20 minutes till wax is soft, but not runny. Use the flat scraper on the comb to remove it.
You can also use a Wax Pickle or special surf wax solvent to get it all off if you're keen (now is not the time to get DIY with funky chemicals or you may melt your board).
2. Apply Basecoat.
Hold the bar at a 45 degree angle so you rub with the edge.
Rub basecoat on lightly in a circular motion - roughly 25cm (10") circles.
If you're a learner/intermediate then go hard and cover ? of the deck from the tail up.
Don't wax the side rails, but do rub a little where your hands grip to pop and duck dive.
Use about ? of the bar and you should have lot's of sweet little bumps.
Do one final layer rubbing rail to rail, then tip to tail.
3. Apply Wax.
Now gently apply wax, again with the bar on an angle rubbing in small-ish circles.
You want to end up with nice small round bumps.
4. Future Care.
Use a wax comb with diagonal cross-hatching strokes to revitalise traction from time to time.
Keep your wax in a plastic snaplock bag so it doesn't get covered in crap and melt all over your pimp ride.
Always put your board in your bag the same way up or you'll get wax on both sides of the bag, which means wax on both sides of your board. That'll slow you down.
When your wax gets flat start again from Step 1.
I just wish it tasted as good as it smells.
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