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Yeah, Beach and Bikini’s are always better on a hot day!!!!!
Unless ya prone to heat rash, and allergic to frilly lycra?????
Good to know I need to keep the frilly Lycra away from you mizu..
Why is waxing better on a hot day?
What ya wanna do is heat up the base of the board so the “pores” of the base open, in order to let it absorb the wax!!!!!
This is much easier on a warmer day, as the base can heat up more easily!!!!!
Ohhh, and I’m glad that you’ll be keepin yaself at a good distance from me when ya wearin frilly lycra. Wilm!!!!!
Wax would be more plyable and easier to scrape off
We there goes my idea of bikini boarding for opening weekend then..
I don’t think a dude in a bikini would be the best way to start the season anyway..
Ahh yeah opening the pores easily.. So as a first time waxer should I be sweet from the BW vid or should I seek more experienced supervision?
We there goes my idea of bikini boarding for opening weekend then..
I don’t think a dude in a bikini would be the best way to start the season anyway..
Ahh yeah opening the pores easily.. So as a first time waxer should I be sweet from the BW vid or should I seek more experienced supervision?
It’s not super hard. Don’t burn the wax and keep the iron moving.
Leave the wax to dry for a hour + if you can before you scrape it off. If you’re around Sydney or North Sydney way, I’d be happy to come show you.
Yeah, the BW Vid is good!!!!!
Its easy as!!!!!
Main tips would be, DON’T start with the iron too hot, and DON’T leave the iron in the one place for too long!!!!!
And DON’T use too much wax!!!!! (You can always add more as you go)
I fully recommend givin it a go though!!!!!
Or just get TJ to do it while ya drink his beer!!!!!
Yeah keen to wax my board with anyone maybe a meet up Saturday before opending weekend? I’m out of the country for May..
39 DAYS TILL THE SNOW!!
I agree with Mizu on less is more!!
Also the opening up the pores bit. You are trying to get wax INTO the base of the board, you actually want to scrape pretty much every bit of wax off the board. Some people don’t get that, they think they need to leave wax on the board.
Also prob a good idea to point out that the iron you use should forever after be dedicated to waxing boards (ie don’t give it back to Mum/gf /wife to use on their clothes!)
Let me know, I should be free. I should probably do mine sometime as well lol.
Hahaha h0z that’s heaps good now I’m gonna have to throw it out there is that secretly why you’re counting down just so you can do that?
Cheers TJ ill PM you and we’ll try sort something out..