How to clean wax off your surfboard

I spent the majority of my Saturday dreaming about making a Hawaiian dress for our departure to Oahu's north shore next Friday...while cleaning my surfboard. It was too nice outside to spend the whole day in my basement, so I didn't.
Two major factors influenced my decision to clean the wax off my surfboard. Permanently. Firstly, the closest beach is a two hour drive to the Oregon/Washington coastline. Cold water, sharks, really craggy rocks. Secondly, my nagging shoulder injury tells me that maybe my (regular) surfing days are over. Sad, but true.

So, let's get started!

What you'll need:
Board
Plastic scraper (I borrowed mine from my husband's kitchen aid mixer. Thanks love!)
Flour
Patience















1. Let your board sit out in the sun for a while. The high was 72 today, however somehow it felt warmer than that in the direct sun. The warmer it is, the easier the wax comes off, so do this on a hot day if you can. If you don't have sun, try the low setting on your blow dryer.

2. Take some household flour and rub it on the area where you want to remove the wax. It should look like this. The flour bonds with the wax and then it will fall away more easily. It also helps you see exactly where the wax is on your board.


3. I like to scrape about a one foot section first, to get off the majority of the wax.

4. Then put some more flour over the remaining area and either rub with your fingers or you can scrape gently.

5. As a last step, I wiped off all of the flour with a dry cloth, then cleaned the whole thing with Windex. 

6. Done! A nice clean board. It took probably about two hours to clean the whole thing.
My board is going into my newly remodeled sewing room. The hubby and I honeymooned in Kauai so I've remodeled the room with a tropical theme - Kauai sand colored walls, vintage travel posters, old survey maps of Kauai. Some day I'll get around to posting about that...

Some stats on my board, in case you are interested:
Hawaiian Pro Designs - Surf board by Donald Takayama
9' 1/2"
22" wide
2 7/8" thick
Signed by Cori Schumaker, three-time Women’s World Longboard Champion (2000, 2001, 2010), Women’s Longboard Pipeline Pro Champion (2009) and two-time ASP North American Champion (2008, 2009)