Temporarily?
2007-01-04 11:11:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Snowboarding
But wouldn't it make it nice and slippery when the soap reacts to the wet snow?
2007-01-04 11:27:07 · update #1
Soap, particularly liquid dish soap, actually works very well. So well it has been deemed illegal by most racing organizations. It will really only last for about half a run though and over time will dry out your base to the point of damage but if you want to smoke your buddies at the very top of the hill (particularly in wet, slushy conditions) soap works pretty well
2007-01-05 13:58:19 · answer #1 · answered by Paul G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dont use soap. Soap kills. Boards. Just fork over the 20-30 bucks and have the board shop at the mountain wax it. Get there early. If you want cheaper.. go to a Sports Chalet or Chicks. Not soap mannnnn....
2007-01-04 19:45:47 · answer #2 · answered by smizzle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey dude if you're that desperate, take a big candle and run the bottom of the candle over your snowboard. That's what my brothers and I do for our sleds in the winter, works great. Of course, I wouldn't wax my skis before races with a candle, but if you've resorted to using soap...
2007-01-04 19:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by SkiBabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thank god u asked this before trying it( i hope). soap is meant to come off in water if u didnt know that and wats snow? just get a bar of board wax froma local shop. its the same price as a bar of soap(maybe a little more).and if ur really serious about it get a waxing iron.
2007-01-05 02:09:47 · answer #4 · answered by m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I don't think it would work since soap is not all made of wax. Try going to a place where they sell snowboards and ask them if they have any wax for your snowboard.
2007-01-05 11:31:22 · answer #5 · answered by i <3 animals 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could use soap, but then vagain, you wouldn't be waxing it, you'd be washing it because as soon as the snow/ice hits it, it'll be clean as a whistle.
2007-01-04 19:24:22 · answer #6 · answered by warriorpoet72002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. when the ice melts on it, it's going to do the opposite of what you intended for it to do. it's going to be way slippery.
2007-01-05 01:09:58 · answer #7 · answered by Kudos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only time you should use soap on a board is to clean it, or if you are taking a bath with it. but most people dont have to clean theyre board and most people dont take baths with theyre board either
2007-01-05 23:16:26 · answer #8 · answered by dakine_rider156 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, geeze, don't. Why would you risk hurting your board over something like that?
2007-01-04 19:19:53 · answer #9 · answered by chrisatmudd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so i wouldnt do it
2007-01-04 19:13:14 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Allen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋