A major factor around the quality of any snowboard ride is the quality of the snowboard. Even great snowboards need to be maintained to remain great. Some basic maintenance can be done at home; other tasks are best done at your favorite snowboard shop.
Snowboards need to have sharp edges and smooth, even surfaces. If your board has any deep scratches or gouges, it's a good idea to let the professionals repair it. Snowboards also need to be flat. If your edges are rounded or the center provides indented it to be repaired. It's a tough home repair, because it easy to do inconsistent. Take it to the shop. It is a basic maintenance you can do, but if you send it yourself or it must do to snowboards are clean, waxed and repaired.
1. Based - Use a clean cloth to the surface dirt then a special snowboard base cleaner. It dissolves the wax and dirt. You must be at the base of clean dry for about 15 or 20 minutes tothen wipe dry.
2. Minor snowboard base repair - If you have any small chips you can fix them with a P-Tex candle. Light a P-Tex candle and drip a couple drops drip into the chip. After it cools down, use a scraper to smooth out the surface. (Send the major gouges and chips into the shop.)
3. Waxing snowboards - All boards need to be waxed, both new and old. You can send it in or do it yourself. Use an old iron to melt wax onto the surface of the snowboard. Then use the iron to the wax is evenly distributed. When the wax starts to smoke, your iron is too hot. When the wax cools, use a plastic scraper to scrape off excess wax. Use a scotch pad to polish the board.
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