How to Prevent Rust on a Snowboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Wiping your snowboard dry after use - particularly its steel edges - will prolong its life.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Ski And Snowboard Stone
Rags
Steel Wool
Helmets
Snowboard Bag
Snowboard Bindings
Snowboard Leash
Snowboards
Sandpaper

Step1

Wipe all snow and moisture off your snowboard with a dry rag or T-shirt when you're through for the day.

Step2

Leave the board upright so any remaining ice or water will run off the board.

Step3

Store your board where the temperature will not dip below freezing. Leaving a board outside, on a roof rack, or in a garage can cause damage to the board's base, bindings and surface graphics.

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Anonymous said

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on 12/9/2005 You can buy a pen that you paint the edges with to give anti rust protection. Unlike using wax, this stuff does more than seal out air and moisture, it works actively to prevent rust.

The one I use is made by Bakoda.

Failing that, buy a Burton board with stainless steel edges!

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 You can also use a candle along the edge. It works the same as Chap Stick or lip balm.

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 After you go snowboarding run chapstick or lip balm around the edges of your snowboard - it seals it up and protects it from rust, and it comes off as soon as you go snowboarding the next time.

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