{"id":223,"date":"2009-09-15T16:27:05","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T23:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=223"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:38","slug":"how-to-wax-your-surfboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2009\/09\/how-to-wax-your-surfboard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Wax A Surfboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-225\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"wax-removal\" src=\"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Estella_helps_Dave_remove_the_wax_from_his_board-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"wax-removal\" width=\"192\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Estella_helps_Dave_remove_the_wax_from_his_board-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Estella_helps_Dave_remove_the_wax_from_his_board.JPG 583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/>Periodically all boards need to be waxed, new and old alike. It&#8217;s pretty simple but if you haven&#8217;t done it before, this guide will get you familiar with the process.<\/p>\n<p>Basecoat:<br \/>\n1. Take your basecoat surf wax and bring it across the board from rail to rail. \u00a0Start at the tail and work your way up, slightly overlapping as you move upwards. Apply enough pressure to leave a layer of wax as you move.\u00a0<!--more--><br \/>\n2. Once you get to the top of your wax area (all the way to the nose for long boards), change directions and do a perpendicular layer of basecoat lengthwise, drawing it from the tail to the nose. Move your way across the board, overlapping again. There should now be wax bumps on the board.<br \/>\n3. With a wax comb (a plastic hair comb will work in a pinch), score the basecoat at a 45\u00ba angle, again moving bottom to top, then do a criss-cross. This will give the top coat something to &#8220;bite&#8221; into.<\/p>\n<p>Top coat:<br \/>\n4. \u00a0Determine the temperature of wax you&#8217;ll need. Colder wax is softer and tackier, but will melt off in warmer water conditions. Warmer wax is harder but heartier, best for temperatures from 65-75\u00baF<br \/>\n5. Using a small circular motion, apply the wax to the basecoat, moving from bottom to top. The top coat will stick to the wax bumps and score marks.<br \/>\n6. Lightly apply some to the edges of the board for help gripping the board in the water.<\/p>\n<p>To remove wax, warm it up by allowing the board to sit shortly in the sun or using warm water. Scrape the warmed, soft wax with the scraper side of the wax comb (or use a credit card).<\/p>\n<p>Wikihow has some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Wax-a-Surfboard\" target=\"_blank\">great tips<\/a>, and this video shows all the steps in detail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded-howcast-video\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 9px;\"><object id=\"howcastplayer\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"314\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"&amp;fs=true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.howcast.com\/flash\/howcast_player.swf?file=223964&amp;theme=black\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"&amp;fs=true\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed id=\"howcastplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howcast.com\/flash\/howcast_player.swf?file=223964&amp;theme=black\" flashvars=\"&amp;fs=true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<a class=\"embedded-playback-url\" href=\"http:\/\/www.howcast.com\/videos\/223964-How-To-Wax-a-Surfboard\" target=\"_blank\">How To Wax a Surfboard<\/a> on <a class=\"embedded-howcast-url\" href=\"http:\/\/www.howcast.com\" target=\"_blank\">Howcast<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Periodically all boards need to be waxed, new and old alike. It&#8217;s pretty simple but if you haven&#8217;t done it before, this guide will get you familiar with the process. Basecoat: 1. Take your basecoat surf wax and bring it across the board from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy","category-surfing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Wax A Surfboard &#8212; DO IT: Projects, Plans, and How-tos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to wax your surfboard with this simple step-by-step guide. 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