Who uses "base coat" before wax?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. There's no wrong way to eat a Reese's!

 

On my eps boards

 

not me......

 

eh, once in a while. it isn't really necessary just kind of nice if you can make it happen sort of thing.

 

I do. For me it's not getting the wax to stick its so it lasts longer. I scrape my boards clean only once or twice a year so a hard base coat gives a solid foundation. That way the topcoat doesn't get all mushy and smear around because the base coat keeps nice hard bumps.

 

I like putting on some base coat or tropical (if I have some left over from a trip) down first. Its not about getting the wax to stick....its like the guy above said - if your cool/cold water top coat starts to smear on a warm day better to have some hard base coast bumps underneath.

 

Agreed. I strip my boards in the spring when the sun gets high enough to start melting the cold wax quickly. I use base usually through July because it doesn't melt in the heat. As the sun recedes I use warm, cool, cold.
Though I should add I got a couple bars of sticky bumps tropical this summer because that's all they had and it melted in the sun in about 5 min. Never buy it again.

 

i do. most of my boards are finished w/ a sanded gloss or polished gloss, not just a sanded hotcoat & i've found that the basecoat seems to stay on the board better & not smear as easily.

that said, it pretty much makes the board a ***** to strip when the wax needs changing.

 

I am a proud supporter of base coat.. I notice a slight difference in bumps, but notice a major difference in how long the wax stays on when compared to no base coat. I wanna try some sticky bumps munkey and punt. Any one try that ish?

 

I use base coat in case the sun kills my cold water wax. Also, try using basecoat on a hammer handle in the summer. If you're pounding nails all day, keeps a nice grip on the hammer.

 

haven't tried munkey, but punt is god-****ing-awful. worse even than the old tack wax from the '80s.

 

they dont sell base coat here..i wish they did

 

Agreed. It's hard to even put on your board

 

I do a basecoat of wildflower honey

 

personally, I think basecoat in cold water is a marketing gimmick...but it's harder/melts less than warm water wax in the tropic's summer heat

 

goodfor warm water/weather.sticky bumps.difficult to remove

 

It's just wax... Just rub it on and go surf.

#belmar
#saltlife

 

Base coat is definitely where it's at.

Sex Wax Quick Humps is the best wax.

 

I have never used a base coat since i change my wax several times a year. is it good in all temps? i have great traction w/o it.