-How to wax your snowboard-

You will need:

-A bar of snowboard wax

- A snowboarding iron (or old iron you don't care about)

- A plastic scraper (sold at board shops)

- A green scrubbing pad (i.e. scotchbrite)

- A base cleaner (only if the base of your board is dirty from previous wax)

Before you wax your board: Remove any old wax on your board by using a plastic scraper and green scrubing pad. Scrape the old wax using the scraper from the nose of the board to the tail. Once all of the old wax is off, you can clean the base of your board using a base cleaner (which you can buy at a board shop) and a rag if it is dirty.

1. Place a towel or something you wouldn't mind getting dirty on the ground. This will catch all of the wax being scraped off your board. You want to do this job outside or in the garage because it does get a little messy.

2. Place your board on top of something so that the towl is below your board. I placed two boxes on top of the towel and set my board on top of the boxes. Each box was on one end of the board (nose and tail).

3. Prepare your iron. A snowboarding iron is very helpful because there are no holes in this iron like a regular iron. If you use a regular iron, the wax can get inside the holes, and you won't be able to iron any more clothes, unless you want them waxy ;) . So if you have the money, buy the snowboarding iron for 40 dollars. If you don't have the money, use an old iron that you don't care about. Plug the iron in, and wait for it to heat up. Put the iron on the medium setting, if possible.

4. When the iron is ready, take the wax and place it against the iron. Let the wax drip off the iron and onto your board. When you do this, make sure the wax is not smoking. If it is, your iron is too hot, and you have to turn it down. You want the wax to melt, but not to smoke. Space drips about 1/2 in away from eachother on the entire board. After the board is covered with wax drips, take the iron and glide it across your board. Don't leave the iron on one spot for too long because you can damage your board. Keep applying wax to the board until the entire base is covered. Once the board is covered, let it cool for half an hour.

5. After the board has cooled, take out your plastic scraper. Scrape the wax off of your board starting from the nose of your board to the tail. You should scrape most of the wax off, leaving a fine layer of wax on your base. After using the scraper, use a green scrubing pad to scrub the board from the nose to the tail. Now your board is ready to fly!