My first waxing!

Today I finally got around to waxing my board, it's been long overdue and with another boarding holiday imminent I figured it was about time I tried this out.

I found a video on YouTube (HERE) which gave some good guidance then got started.

I'd bought a £3 iron from Argos so wasn't worried if that broke, heated it up just until it was hot enough to melt the wax without smoking and I dripped it onto the board - roughly 1 spot per square inch.

I then ran the iron over the board, "ironed" it until the wax was spread across the entire base evenly (ish) & left it for 20 minutes to dry.

Once dried properly I took the scraper and forming a 45 degree angle just scraped away until all of the wax had come off - it took quite a while and I have to say, made quite a mess!

Once it was all off I took a sponge with pan scraper bit and gave the board a rub down (front to back). The end result wasn't immaculate, there were still scratches in it etc. but I think thats the way it's meant to be. Less than 2 weeks & I'll be testing it on the side of a mountain! :-)

Some more new gear!

Yep, my buying bug hasn't stopped with the board, bindings & boots - I've accumulated a few other things this month too :

• Snowboard tool - well I figured it was a must, has all the necessary attachments for adjusting your bindings & cost a couple of quid.
  
  
• Face mask - a neoprene face mask to protect me from the cold winds on the mountain top and on high up ski lifts! & it makes me look like a cross between a ninja and some sort of bionic commando! lol
  
  
• Bonfire snowboarding jacket - with my boots & bindings being white, I felt compelled to deck myself out with white salopettes and jacket to match, but that left a dilemma due to my helmet being black. This jacket is perfet, it's mainly white with the top part being black. Suits perfectly & a bargain buy!
  
  
• Avalaan salopettes - actually my first pair of sal's, my other ones are borrowed from my mate H. These ones are white to go with "the new style" - another bargain buy off Ebay.
  
  
• Waxing bits - so far I have wax & a scraper, planning on picking up an iron soon then giving my board it's first wax (it is in dire need of it!)

So that's it for now, I'll be heading up to the Chill Factore snow slope in Manchester next weekend so ideally want my board waxed by then & I'll be all set!