If you are going to be riding a short board then you are going to want a deck pad. Deck pads are placed where you put your back foot on the board and are a replacement for wax on the tail of your board. They prevent your back foot from slipping off the board, and make it much easier for you to dig into the wave and make really hard turns. They are also good because unlike wax you only need to put them on once. Deck pads come all shapes, sizes, colors thicknesses. They can come in either multiple pieces or one piece.
When you have bought your deck pad and want to put it on your board first take all the wax off of the area that you are going to be placing It. If you can’t get the wax off then you should just leave your board in the sun for about 15 minutes. You just want to get your wax soft so don’t leave it in the sun for too long. Once your wax is soft you are going to need a wax scraper or maybe just one of your friend’s credit cards. If you still can’t get that wax off then you can use some paint thinner. Once you have the wax off you want to read the directions (words on back of deck pad) on how to put it on. Putting on a deck pad is just like putting a sticker on something (just make sure your put it on straight). If you have a multiple piece deck pad you just want to line up all of the pieces on your board. You only have one shot at getting it on straight because once you place it on your board there’s no getting it off.
When you have bought your deck pad and want to put it on your board first take all the wax off of the area that you are going to be placing It. If you can’t get the wax off then you should just leave your board in the sun for about 15 minutes. You just want to get your wax soft so don’t leave it in the sun for too long. Once your wax is soft you are going to need a wax scraper or maybe just one of your friend’s credit cards. If you still can’t get that wax off then you can use some paint thinner. Once you have the wax off you want to read the directions (words on back of deck pad) on how to put it on. Putting on a deck pad is just like putting a sticker on something (just make sure your put it on straight). If you have a multiple piece deck pad you just want to line up all of the pieces on your board. You only have one shot at getting it on straight because once you place it on your board there’s no getting it off.
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