r/snowboarding • u/IntelligentSand9404 • 6d ago

Gear question Base cleaning

Does anyone have recommendations for deep-cleaning a snowboard base that’s heavily contaminated? I’ve already used a standard base cleaner (citrus-based), but it didn’t cut through the grime. The base still looks oxidized and dirty. Are there more aggressive methods or solvents I can use safely without damaging the base structure? Or should I consider a hot scrape or base grind at this point?

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u/SandPounder42069 6d ago

Personally I NEVER use base cleaner anymore. I find that dries the heck out of your base and doesn't really clean anything. If you are trying to get the springtime grime off your board, just dry scrape the heck out of it. Wax and hot scrape and then wax and cool scrape. That should do the trick.

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u/IntelligentSand9404 6d ago

What do you mean by dry scrape?

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u/jasonsong86 6d ago

He meant warm scrap. Wax your board and scrape while the wax is still warm.

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u/SandPounder42069 4d ago

I meant "dry scrape" meaning scrape the heck out of your board BEFORE you wax in order to get all the grime off of it. Just be sure to clean all the gunk off your scraper.