How to Make Surfboard wax
When riding the waves, it is important to keep your board nicely waxed to keep your feet firmly planted on your board. Surfboard wax is an essential commodity, but can be quite expensive. Fortunately, you can mix up a batch of your own surfboard wax to make sure that your favorite activity doesn't break your budget.
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Things You'll Need
- Paraffin wax pellets
- Calcium carbonate
- Petroleum jelly
- Large pot
- Metal spoon
- Essential oils (optional)
- Food coloring (optional)
- Metal molds
Instructions
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Purchase paraffin wax pellets, calcium carbonate and petroleum jelly to make your surfboard wax. Use a large pot for making your wax. It is best to use a pot that will be used just for your wax, as it can be difficult to clean and a bit messy, so reusing the pot for cooking may not be a good idea.
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Decide how much wax you would like to make, creating a formula from 70 percent paraffin pellets, 30 percent calcium carbonate and just enough petroleum jelly to make the wax soft for easy application to your surfboard.
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Place the paraffin pellets in your pot and heat on the lowest setting possible to prevent burning. Wax is flammable, so don't try to rush the process by placing it on high heat. Once the wax begins to soften, add your calcium carbonate and stir constantly with a large metal spoon.
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Mix in a spoonful of petroleum jelly at a time, adding more as needed to create a smooth, creamy consistency. Once the ingredients are fully melted, remove the pot from the stove.
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Add essential oils for scent of a touch of food coloring for a nice hue if you choose. These ingredients will not change the quality of your surfboard wax, but can make it look and smell great.
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Pour the mixture into metal molds, such as an old muffin mold or soap molds, using your metal spoon to help guide the hot wax.
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Allow the wax to cool and harden completely and then remove the pieces from the molds. Store your surfboard was in a dry, cool location out of the sun.
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Andy Miller
Nov 01, 2010
well - how do you formulate it for water temperature? I used to melt my old wax down and skim the impurities off the top of the melted wax, and let it harden in a tuna can. But its not very expensive and picking my own color and smell seems neat. -
Greg Baird
Oct 28, 2010
I always just use an old candle, but this is a great idea, and can be given out as a gift that will be used over and over. Props.
