Leg Ropes?????????

[johno_52]

With all of my leggies they have little kinks in them from the packaging which means they tangal them selves up in the water it really pisses me off does anyone know how to fix this problem or leg ropes that don't have this problem

[smackthatlip]

After you've removed it from the packaging attach one end to something and stretch it out with a bit of pressure and attach the other end to something. Leave it like this for a day or so before using. Works for me. Also don't wrap your leggy around your board when not in use. Detach it and store lying straight out, no bends, on the floor or hang it from a nail or something. Hope this helps.

[Surfin Turf]

hang it on the clothes line in warm sun for a day ... or put it in a bucket of hot but not boiling water for 10 minutes or so and hang it straight for a hour ... been doing this since urethane leggies first came in ...

or paddle out into 5' close outs and get as many waves as poosible in 1 hour it'll soon be kink free ...

[Butts]

or paddle out into 5' close outs and get as many waves as poosible in 1 hour it'll soon be kink free ...

So that's what your doing when we're surfing, straightening your LEGGIE

[Surfin Turf]

or paddle out into 5' close outs and get as many waves as poosible in 1 hour it'll soon be kink free ...

So that's what your doing when we're surfing, straightening your LEGGIE

sshhhhhh !!!! .... I'm moonlighting ..... leggie straightener for the stars ..... I get 5 bucks a leggie ....

[Surfa 69]

very good ...

[Surfin Turf]

or paddle out into 5' close outs and get as many waves as poosible in 1 hour it'll soon be kink free ...

So that's what your doing when we're surfing, straightening your LEGGIE

sshhhhhh !!!! .... I'm moonlighting ..... leggie straightener for the stars ..... I get 5 bucks a leggie ....

Can you help me out with my hair, then, Surfin

As soon as it gets past my ears it wants to curl at 180 degrees.....

Whadayareckon

A bucket of hot water or 5 foot closeouts

ah ... thats a different remedy that also uses a bucket and some secret chinese 'erbs ..... it will certainly straighten your hair but everything else goes haywire ....

[BIGJIM]

just wonderin what you blokes use to wipe over your boards after stripping old wax off. Metho, white spirits?
Cheers

[Trev]

just wonderin what you blokes use to wipe over your boards after stripping old wax off. Metho, white spirits?
Cheers

Why subject your board to anything other than a rag - scrape off excess with plastic scaper, leave in the sun for no more than 5 minutes and use an old rag. It'll come off easily and polishes up nicely, too, ready for a new application.

[g_u_m_b_y]

just wonderin what you blokes use to wipe over your boards after stripping old wax off. Metho, white spirits?
Cheers

metho and then something else.
mind blank

[g_u_m_b_y]

just wonderin what you blokes use to wipe over your boards after stripping old wax off. Metho, white spirits?
Cheers

metho and then turps.
forgot which goes on first.
metho i think

[jay spence]

I use scrap foam to remove the last traces of wax (after scraping with wax comb blade to get most of it off), works really well. Scrounge around ya local shaping bay or blank-blowing factory for a few chunks & rub away, or use foam dust in a stocking. Most of my boards haven't seen a complete strip-down & re-waxing in years though, I'm lazy, & I kinda like my wax to be all thick & lumpy. Only really use the scrap-foam trick if i'm trying to clean wax off from around a ding that needs to be fixed.

[S,M,L,XL]

citrus-based cleaning solution. Removes wax with zero effort, makes the deck look like new, and leaves the board with a pleasant orange smell!

[bc]

turps will leave an oily residue - not the go.

[SAsurfa]

Mineral Turps, and I don't feel that it leaves an oily residue.

I put a tiny bit of Turps on paper towel and then rub down. Maybe the paper towl gets rid of the oily'ness :?

[g_u_m_b_y]

Mineral Turps, and I don't feel that it leaves an oily residue.

I put a tiny bit of Turps on paper towel and then rub down. Maybe the paper towl gets rid of the oily'ness :?

its either the turps or the metho that gets rid of the residue.
one cleans the board and the other gets rid of any residue.

one is also amazing for getting rid of fancy messages left on friends boards

[Surfin Turf]

still going ....

Righto ... here it is ...

buy a plastic wax comb from a surf shop that has a scaper on the opposite side of the comb .....

scrape off the wax ... get off as much as you can with the scraper ...

with a rag or paper towel wipe over your board with turps till all the residual wax is off and your board is nice and shiney....

then get a little car wash detergent in water and with a rag wipe over your board, this will remove the slippery film that the turps leaves ...

wipe your board dry and re-apply wax (to the deck only) ....

put your board back in your board cover , go to bed and get up early in the morning for a surf and enjoy your freshly waxed board ...

The End (I hope ) ....

[chrisb]

citrus-based cleaning solution. Removes wax with zero effort, makes the deck look like new, and leaves the board with a pleasant orange smell!

Yes, that works well. I'ts also good for removing the sticky gunk that's left after you remove an adhesive label.

Rather expensive compared to turps or metho though.