Very interesting. A handy bit of info is that bees waxes are incompatible with hydrocarbon waxes. If yu want to swap you need to completely strip the old wax as even small amounts cause problems. This might not apply to all formulations but in Australa, Sex Wax and Mrs Palmers are incompatoble.
That is a cool fact, thanks for sharing! I actually tried using a beeswax-based wax on an board of mine and it did not adhere at all to the wax that was already there - guess that's a common occurrence.
Would love to learn more about that last idea. Environmental impacts of hydrocarbon waxes? Yes please! Are new alternatives green washed? Tell me more! We shouldn't be flying across the planet to surf in a country where we don't speak the language? Shout it from the mountain tops!
Something that I think about often with regards to supposedly green materials - just because it is natural, it doesn't mean it belongs everywhere. Cyanides are naturally occurring, but that doesn't mean you should eat them! Surf wax made from tree sap and bees wax might seem better than the petroleum versions, but who knows how it will affect the local ecology.
Very interesting. A handy bit of info is that bees waxes are incompatible with hydrocarbon waxes. If yu want to swap you need to completely strip the old wax as even small amounts cause problems. This might not apply to all formulations but in Australa, Sex Wax and Mrs Palmers are incompatoble.
That is a cool fact, thanks for sharing! I actually tried using a beeswax-based wax on an board of mine and it did not adhere at all to the wax that was already there - guess that's a common occurrence.
Would love to learn more about that last idea. Environmental impacts of hydrocarbon waxes? Yes please! Are new alternatives green washed? Tell me more! We shouldn't be flying across the planet to surf in a country where we don't speak the language? Shout it from the mountain tops!
Something that I think about often with regards to supposedly green materials - just because it is natural, it doesn't mean it belongs everywhere. Cyanides are naturally occurring, but that doesn't mean you should eat them! Surf wax made from tree sap and bees wax might seem better than the petroleum versions, but who knows how it will affect the local ecology.
This is really interesting, thanks Kevin
Thanks for reading!