So you want to clean a surfboard without damaging it?

We will teach you the right way to remove the wax from your surfboard and clean a surfboard safely. Things you will need: – A surfboard with old, dirty wax – A wax comb (preferably plastic) – A bank card (optional extra) – A large rag – Mineral turpentine aka turps – A patch of sunshine

We spend a lot of money on our surfboards, but how often do we take the time to clean them and make sure they’re in the best shape possible?

Remove Wax From Surfboard Safely Before You Clean A Surfboard

Removing the wax from your surfboard, cleaning your surfboard and waxing your surfboard is something that should be done about every six (6) months for the surfboards that you ride regularly. If you have surfboards that you ride less frequently, you can stretch that out to a longer interval. People will often have their favourite surfboard or two which they ride regularly.

But also have a few surfboards that get used infrequently. This might be a longboard, a midlength surfboard, your super groveler or your step-up surfboard for those really good days. It important to leave your board out in the sun for several minutes to soften the wax. This can be done with other methods such as a hair dryer or heat gun, but those are not recommended strategies because of the risk of overheating a section of your board and causing it to delaminate.

Using A Wax Comb To Start To Clean a Surfboard

Once the wax is soft enough for you to move the lumps with your finger. Stay out in the sun and use your wax comb to remove the old, dirty wax by running long lines from the top to tail and just collect all the old wax into a ball as you go. Once you have removed the bulk of the wax, switch to an old bank card and use it to scrape off the areas you missed, these are often in the compression marks. After removing as much of the wax as possible, it’s ok to take your board into the shade to complete the rest of the process.

Cleaning Products to Safely Clean A Surfboard

We do not recommend using household cleaners to clean your surfboard, some of these are very harsh and can cause damage to the surface of your surfboard. Mineral turpentine is the best option. Use a large rag and liberal amounts of turps and begin to clean off the rest of the wax.

Don’t forget to include the nose, rails and bottom of the board when you clean a surfboard, as there are often errant pieces of wax, sunscreen, zinc cream or other dirty marks in those other areas. If you discovered any dings while you were removing the wax, take note of where they are and repair them after cleaning the surfboard but before you wax your surfboard again.

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Now get out there and clean a surfboard of that dirty, manky wax you have been neglecting for too long.

Leave your surfboard in the sun to begin the process of cleaning your surfboard wax off.

Scrape the surfboard wax off with a wax comb and then a bank card until there are no lumps or caked on surfboard wax.

Then use mineral turpentine to on a rag to clean a surfboard of all of the remaining wax residue.

And it’s ready for you to wax your surfboard and then get surfing.

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