can i use candle wax as skate wax? will it work?

michaelDJ · January 9th, 2007, 11:45 PM

for a month or so ... ive been looking for skate wax, but the only place i could find it was at sk8 biz , would i be able to just use wax lyk candle wax?

fablemaker2 · January 9th, 2007, 11:52 PM

Candle wax is pretty soft, so it wouldn't last as long probably. Give it a shot, eh!

inlina · January 9th, 2007, 11:58 PM

That's all I have ever used...the hard, white, tall candles that most supermarkets here sell. Works just fine. This now has me confused, what other wax do people use?

CG

michaelDJ · January 10th, 2007, 12:01 AM

ok , well now ill just use candle wax..... sounds cheaper and sounds smoothe..... but is it smooth?

Pat92Phil · January 10th, 2007, 02:38 AM

well its not as nice as skate wax, but it gets the job done. every once in a while you should use real skate wax on your p-rails or box tho

michaelDJ · January 10th, 2007, 06:13 AM

i went and bought wax, now all i need to learn is not to fall off , slip off..... just on my first attempt i ended up slipping backward, and on my second i did the splits, how do i keep balance

SliCkMiX · January 10th, 2007, 02:07 PM

You get all different types of wax

Hard, for base layering

then soft, which is slightly more sticky so will be less slippery!

Candle wax is usually quite soft, unless you have one of those big candles which are good for filling in joints in the curbs.

Whatever you do, never put lard on a curb or rail, you'll hit warp speed as soon as you get on

You can get wax from skate shops.

I still use candle wax, 99p for 100 candles?? Whats wrong with that.

michaelDJ · January 10th, 2007, 11:07 PM

i think i put on to much wax, cuz im just slidding of as u sed at warp speed

SliCkMiX · January 11th, 2007, 11:32 AM

Try getting some soft wax from a hardware store.

Cheap candles are usually soft wax which is slow

KUNGCHUNGFUEE · January 13th, 2007, 07:14 PM

yo dude no so much thing as 2 much wax on curbs just put plenty of the stuff on then grind for a bit put a bit more on soon it will b like vpart of the kurb. if ya fallen then you need more confidence. hit the thing your grindin at like 45 degrees with your feet quite wide apart when u get better go at completly at the side oh yh and try different directions c if ya goofy or not

usd-kid · January 14th, 2007, 06:37 PM

u can make ur own wax with candles crisco and realy any thing slippery..and if u want color add crayons

usd-kid · January 14th, 2007, 06:55 PM

buy parrafin wax....its 2 bucks for a big ass block at a grocery store, melt it, and add, vaseline, crisco, crayons, mix well....let it harden....over night...dont put it in the freezer, itll crack it hardcore.....But that is a simple yet effective recipe....

You can also add in WD40, but take the wax off the heat before you add it, and dont add a ton, it wont harden....Or hell, just spraypaint the curb of ledge....it slides like a beasy....And drop in a coupla plastic airsoft gun BB's///they add to the slippery-ness....

xsjadoskater354 · January 15th, 2007, 03:55 AM

look, you have what you say is a balance problem but thats not whats wrong with you. you need to hit it fast and keep your legs tight, but bent. Dont let yourself loose it. try at all costs to keep on. If that doesnt work try jumping on the rail, standing on it for as long as you can, then stepping off. then try to get on, spread your legs kinda far apart, then bring them back together

January 9th, 2007, 11:45 PM	#1
michaelDJ ultra ultra old member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: skating country Posts: 407	can i use candle wax as skate wax? will it work? for a month or so ... ive been looking for skate wax, but the only place i could find it was at sk8 biz , would i be able to just use wax lyk candle wax?

January 13th, 2007, 07:14 PM	#10
KUNGCHUNGFUEE waddup rock on dudes Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 58	yo dude no so much thing as 2 much wax on curbs just put plenty of the stuff on then grind for a bit put a bit more on soon it will b like vpart of the kurb. if ya fallen then you need more confidence. hit the thing your grindin at like 45 degrees with your feet quite wide apart when u get better go at completly at the side oh yh and try different directions c if ya goofy or not __________________ - Never dig a wine seller in a boat

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January 9th, 2007, 11:52 PM	#2
fablemaker2 Pathological skater Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: LOCATION INDEED, SIR! Posts: 1,570	Candle wax is pretty soft, so it wouldn't last as long probably. Give it a shot, eh!

January 9th, 2007, 11:58 PM	#3
inlina ABEC42 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 922	That's all I have ever used...the hard, white, tall candles that most supermarkets here sell. Works just fine. This now has me confused, what other wax do people use? CG

January 10th, 2007, 12:01 AM	#4
michaelDJ ultra ultra old member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: skating country Posts: 407	ok , well now ill just use candle wax..... sounds cheaper and sounds smoothe..... but is it smooth?

January 10th, 2007, 02:38 AM	#5
Pat92Phil GOD member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 405	well its not as nice as skate wax, but it gets the job done. every once in a while you should use real skate wax on your p-rails or box tho

January 10th, 2007, 06:13 AM	#6
michaelDJ ultra ultra old member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: skating country Posts: 407	i went and bought wax, now all i need to learn is not to fall off , slip off..... just on my first attempt i ended up slipping backward, and on my second i did the splits, how do i keep balance

January 10th, 2007, 02:07 PM	#7
SliCkMiX Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11	You get all different types of wax Hard, for base layering then soft, which is slightly more sticky so will be less slippery! Candle wax is usually quite soft, unless you have one of those big candles which are good for filling in joints in the curbs. Whatever you do, never put lard on a curb or rail, you'll hit warp speed as soon as you get on You can get wax from skate shops. I still use candle wax, 99p for 100 candles?? Whats wrong with that.

January 10th, 2007, 11:07 PM	#8
michaelDJ ultra ultra old member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: skating country Posts: 407	i think i put on to much wax, cuz im just slidding of as u sed at warp speed

January 11th, 2007, 11:32 AM	#9
SliCkMiX Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11	Try getting some soft wax from a hardware store. Cheap candles are usually soft wax which is slow

January 14th, 2007, 06:37 PM	#11
usd-kid Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 49	u can make ur own wax with candles crisco and realy any thing slippery..and if u want color add crayons

January 14th, 2007, 06:55 PM	#12
usd-kid Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 49	buy parrafin wax....its 2 bucks for a big ass block at a grocery store, melt it, and add, vaseline, crisco, crayons, mix well....let it harden....over night...dont put it in the freezer, itll crack it hardcore.....But that is a simple yet effective recipe.... You can also add in WD40, but take the wax off the heat before you add it, and dont add a ton, it wont harden....Or hell, just spraypaint the curb of ledge....it slides like a beasy....And drop in a coupla plastic airsoft gun BB's///they add to the slippery-ness....

January 15th, 2007, 03:55 AM	#13
xsjadoskater354 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 18	look, you have what you say is a balance problem but thats not whats wrong with you. you need to hit it fast and keep your legs tight, but bent. Dont let yourself loose it. try at all costs to keep on. If that doesnt work try jumping on the rail, standing on it for as long as you can, then stepping off. then try to get on, spread your legs kinda far apart, then bring them back together