Also balance yourself better as you need to make sure your feet are spread apart enough for decent balance.

Well, speaking of wax, I heard about ledge butter and gulf wax. Which of the two is better?

There is a kid who even pours his wax into an old glue stick, so that he can have it in his pocket and it won't melt.

Then you just remove the cap, twist the bottom and apply your wax.

That is genius, now I get to carry wax with me all day, everyd day. I'm definitely doing that!


Gonna make some now.

Ligerzero7 both waxes work amazing, but work with whatever is cheaper or whatever you like best as your personal preference.

Other waxes may include, beeswax or parafin wax, ledge butter supposedly being a combination of the two.

where do ubuy gulf wax

Check it!

This is the Soaping wax I made today from a tealight candle, some petroleum jelly (i.e. vaseline) and an empty glue tube.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3ZiOm6zTMQE/UdGOXSArNcI/AAAAAAAAOJo/sQx4Ssr3H1M/w399-h709-no/2013+-+1

^^

Also, for those of you who have never waxed ledges much: You're going to be laying down a lot of wax to get a ledge to really grind properly. Ideally you want to coat about 2 inches into the top surface and face of the ledge, but concentrate on the edge the most for soaps. My recommendation is to bring a skateboard (trucks) or small metal bar that you can grind against the ledge to impress and melt the wax onto the surface. For rough surfaces that eat wax quickly, lay down a thick coat of wax, then grind it in thoroughly, repeat this process with the bar or trucks until your plates grind smoothly. (On some old or chunky concrete, or other rough non-concrete material you may have to repeat this process 10-15 times!) When you grind on your soaps you shouldn't feel a rough grating effect, but a nice constant slide, not as smooth as a metal rail, but with time and work it can feel close. If you are leaving behind a trail of plastic, or your plates show deep gouges, use more wax. Learn to handle the speed, even if it seems terrifying at first. Using this method you should be able (with speed) to grind the entire length of 10-20 foot sections of curb or ledge with little difficulty.

Any clear waxes won't leave a colored mark.

However, they still leave an visible grease line, that accumulates the plastic torn off the sole of your shoe as you grind and general dirt.

So it is always visible to some extent. In honesty though, I never noticed wax on a curb or a ledge until I started Soaping because it wasn't a feature of the urban landscape my eyes were trained to highlight.

So don't worry. Only people who grind even notice that shit.

Oh... im stupid... i get this now lol

Bump for sweet wax ideas/info in this thread for the new dude.