Forums Splitboards Base? Wax? Viewing 10 posts - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) Author Posts April 13, 2013 at 6:10 pm #578595 LP 4 Posts What is the base of a Jones board (mountain twin) made out of? I ask the question because I have never seen a base like this before and the Jones website doesn’t offer much help. New board 4 days of riding. First wax when I got it, then a second wax job after 3 days, because the board slowed down a lot. After today’s ride on the second wax job (Awesome spring day in Switzerland, fresh snow, slush and some hard) the base looks to be dry and the wax removed. Is this what happens? Do I need to wax more often than other boards? Pow pow Bang. April 18, 2013 at 7:16 am #667801 FloImSchnee 291 Posts I’d assume that this phenomenon is rather snow conditions related than board/base related. Last weekend my Prior board’s base dried out after only two descents, due to the warm/wet snow conditions. In cold winter I only wax it after 15-20 descents. April 21, 2013 at 2:26 pm #667802 provotrout 130 Posts @floimschnee wrote: I’d assume that this phenomenon is rather snow conditions related than board/base related. Last weekend my Prior board’s base dried out after only two descents, due to the warm/wet snow conditions. In cold winter I only wax it after 15-20 descents. This sounds about right. April 21, 2013 at 8:31 pm #667803 Bjorgvin 74 Posts In warmer weather wax is not as important. But getting structure in the base is. Think of it as making trails for the water to escape. April 23, 2013 at 8:54 am #667804 Method 151 Posts I have a jones (solution) and I have examined a few I have seen at trailheads and in shops and they seem to be delivered with the bases really dry, mine included. :nononno: :thumbsdown: This made the board a bit slow, waxing didn’t really help and it wasn’t until I took it to a competent board shop that fixed it. I’m not sure what they did, but it was more than a wax, but less than a “structure”. I would almost guarantee this is the same issue. April 23, 2013 at 9:06 am #667805 FloImSchnee 291 Posts @method wrote: This made the board a bit slow, waxing didn’t really help… Did you use hot wax or liquid wax? April 24, 2013 at 4:54 am #667806 Method 151 Posts @floimschnee wrote: @method wrote: This made the board a bit slow, waxing didn’t really help… Did you use hot wax or liquid wax? Hot wax. I had it done about 3 times. April 24, 2013 at 5:16 am #667807 philip.ak 679 Posts @floimschnee wrote: Last weekend my Prior board’s base dried out after only two descents, due to the warm/wet snow conditions. In cold winter I only wax it after 15-20 descents. @provotrout wrote: This sounds about right. Actually, that’s backwards. Cold snow is more abrasive and will erode wax faster than warm snow, especially if it has metamorphosed into rounds. April 29, 2013 at 12:22 pm #667808 FloImSchnee 291 Posts @Bjørgvin wrote: In warmer weather wax is not as important. But getting structure in the base is. Think of it as making trails for the water to escape. I use a nylon brush after hotwaxing to recover the base’s structure. Afaik a fine structure would be good in cold temperatures, and a rough structure in warm temperatures. Can one create this structure at home (with a steel brush?) or would you need to bring it to a shop to have it created by a machine? May 6, 2013 at 6:05 pm #667809 LP 4 Posts Hey thanks for the replies. Update: 1 hot wax (DIY) job lasted about 3 days of spring conditions. After the second day the base was looking a feeling dry but not completely dry. On the second day the board was perfect in fresh snow but slow and sluggish in the melting snow lower down the mountain. The base seems to be much stronger than normal boards. I hit a few hidden rocks and very little damage done. I now from experiences that a similar rock hit put gouges in the base of my normal board. LP Viewing 10 posts - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
