Anyone has any experience using RO or ETS for waxing your snowboard?

[jc]

I'm thinking some Vlies pads might work.  Wondering if anyone has done this before and hoping to learn from your experiences.  Thanks!

 

[woodguy7]

Nope but sure am interested in how you get on  . Don't wanna trash my Burton doing a test run  [big grin]

 

[Scott B.]

We waxed our snowboards last year with the RO90. I think I put pictures of it somewhere online. We will be tuning them for this year soon. If it is of any interest to people here, Todd and I would be happy to demonstrate.

 

[lambeater]

Too scary for me my board goes to the shop for a tune.

Lambeater

 

[jc]

We waxed our snowboards last year with the RO90. I think I put pictures of it somewhere online. We will be tuning them for this year soon. If it is of any interest to people here, Todd and I would be happy to demonstrate.

Scott, naturally, I'd be interested if you get the time to do a video.  Did you use the vlies? 

 

[panelchat]

i suggest being careful with that- most bases are sintered and have a delicate structure. there is a structure/grain that is running the length of the ski/board that any rotation abrasion would contradict. are you using fine vlies or just a polishing pad? i would never hit it with the vlies. i'm sure the pad is fine though.

OTOH, whatever works!...

 

[dougshannon]

Rather than trash your base structure, just buy a Swix Roto Brush setup and run it on your drill. Bases are meant to be brushed longitudinally, there is a hydrodynamic effect that rotary polishing would ruin.