Surf Wax

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by cleavland steamer, Feb 3, 2016.

  1. headhigh

    headhigh Well-Known Member

    Jul 17, 2009
    Sticky bumps only. Tropical until the water gets below 50. I used to do a base of tropical to get good bumps and put a little cold on top but when I lay on the board the cold warms up and gets all smeary.

    Sex wax is absolute crap.

    I was looking at some cork top mayhem shapes last time is was in CA. So cool but $700+ for a board is out of rach for me atm.
     
  2. ioman2

    ioman2 Active Member

    41
    Oct 28, 2013
    mrs. palmers cold, year round.

    i was on the west coast and wax was $2.50 a bar on the oc so i ordered case and keep it in the van. my local surf shop doesn't make any money on wax so i figure i'm helping them out by not buying any from them.
     

  3. mattinvb

    mattinvb Well-Known Member

    596
    Sep 9, 2014
    Gave Palmers a try a few years ago and haven't looked back since. If I can't find any, sticky bumps is the next best. Famous is absolute garbage...got a few bars thrown in with my last custom board. First time I ever tried it, it was so soft (cool water wax on a 50 degree day) it just smeared on the board- ended up making a huge mess. I threw the remaining bars away. Oddly enough, I've never used sex wax and I've been surfing for a little over 20 years.
     
  4. Sandblasters

    Sandblasters Well-Known Member

    May 4, 2013
    the local shop was going to give me like 10 bars all they had i had to reject free wax insane? but if everyone says its crap then its probably crap.
     
  5. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    Famous does suck, confirmed. Started out ok and then like he said, it turned into a sloppy mess
     
  6. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    And that is why it is famous!!
     
  7. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    Or should we say Infamous?
     
  8. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    Not according to Frankie...

     
  9. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    HA! You love you some Frankie huh? Never really checked him out, kinda scares me lol
     
  10. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    I think your fettish over "Frankie" is somewhat pathological. Very strange.
    Is it that you are just a fan of his, or something more "profound"?

    o seldom