Tips on tuning snowboards
• The base of a snowboard should be totally flat. If the edges are lower than your base, then your base is convex. Repair of this type of board is better left to a snowboarding shop.
• A snowboard with sharp edges will help you in turns and will improve your general grip and edge control. As you use your snowboard the edges will start to wear off and become rounded and burred. Maintenance is easy as long as you do it on a regular basis. Clear edges the same way ski edges are cleared.
• Many think that with today's high-tech board bases, waxing is no longer necessary. Those who wax their snowboard regularly and properly, glide better. Wax the same way skis are waxed.
• If you have small gouges in your snowboard surface, you can repair those using a P-Tex candle. Larger gouges should be repaired by the experts. Light one end of the P-Tex candle and let drops of P-Tex into the gouges. Let the board and the P-Tex cool down and then use a scraper to scrape off the P-Tex.