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My sons have surf wax all over my back deck. It's painted with some rubberized deck paint. The wax is old, black and hard. It doesn't want to just scrape off. They've hosed it, powerwashed ti, and used a scrub brush on a broom handle. I had some results with goobgone but I had to use alot of it and it made everything very oily. So any tips here?

OceanCityGirl wrote:not from your board..
My sons have surf wax all over my back deck. It's painted with some rubberized deck paint. The wax is old, black and hard. It doesn't want to just scrape off. They've hosed it, powerwashed ti, and used a scrub brush on a broom handle. I had some results with goobgone but I had to use alot of it and it made everything very oily. So any tips here?

Tried rubbing alcohol? Not sure the makeup of the surf wax, but shoepolish, which is wax based, comes off right away with rubbing alcohol.

Set the entire deck on fire. The wax will melt.

Maybe Jimmy can answer this one!

Use a hair dryer to heat it up and make it pliable, then get under it with a scraper or a putty knife.

CaptainP wrote:Set the entire deck on fire. The wax will melt.

So how would suggets getting a cat out of a tree?


(and to seriously answer the question, Mr Play's idea is your best bet--heat. Just not as much as CaptainP is suggesting.)

Maybe throw a bunch of ice on it to make it brittle, then scrape it? I don't know the makeup of surfboard wax, but this can work with other types of wax.

Mr Play wrote:Use a hair dryer to heat it up and make it pliable, then get under it with a scraper or a putty knife.

if the hair dryer doesn't work, it could be because it doesn't get hot enough - you may have to try a heat gun

I have always found that my grinder will remove almost anything from my deck. Of course, the downside is that you have to stain that area again.

popcornjack wrote:

CaptainP wrote:Set the entire deck on fire. The wax will melt.

So how would suggets getting a cat out of a tree?


(and to seriously answer the question, Mr Play's idea is your best bet--heat. Just not as much as CaptainP is suggesting.)

Why would you want to get a cat out of a tree?

green1 wrote:

popcornjack wrote:

CaptainP wrote:Set the entire deck on fire. The wax will melt.

So how would suggets getting a cat out of a tree?


(and to seriously answer the question, Mr Play's idea is your best bet--heat. Just not as much as CaptainP is suggesting.)

Why would you want to get a cat out of a tree?

Good point.

green1 wrote:

popcornjack wrote:

CaptainP wrote:Set the entire deck on fire. The wax will melt.

So how would suggets getting a cat out of a tree?


(and to seriously answer the question, Mr Play's idea is your best bet--heat. Just not as much as CaptainP is suggesting.)

Why would you want to get a cat out of a tree?

because it's between lunch and dinner rush at #1 Chinese Palace?

na hairdryer won't work. They use that on their surfboards though. It's kinda like ten year old gum on a city sidewalk, all hard and black. I'll have them try the heatgun. Don't want to go the sander route unless there's no choice at all. I share a deck with my neighbor and we're not due to retreat them for another year. I don't even know if I could buy the stuff that's on there. It's a gray sort of pebbled and almost rubbery deck coating that's pretty popular over here.

Brown paper bag, Iron. place bag between iron and deck. heat will melt wax, paper will absorb wax. rinse repeat. Works on carpet might work on deck. There is also a wax remover - I forget the name of the stuff.

Is it Sex Wax?



Not that it's relevant or anything....

OceanCityGirl wrote:not from your board..
My sons have surf wax all over my back deck. It's painted with some rubberized deck paint. The wax is old, black and hard. It doesn't want to just scrape off. They've hosed it, powerwashed ti, and used a scrub brush on a broom handle. I had some results with goobgone but I had to use alot of it and it made everything very oily. So any tips here?

Don't let your sons:
- Scape their boards on the deck
- Apply wax to their boards on the deck
- Store their boards in the sun on your deck

Ohhhh....You mean how to get it off...... Uhhhhh...I allways found that when ever I wna't to remove it it was immpossible, and that when ever I wanted it to stay it would stick to my nipples and not the board....owwwch Perhaps if you have them rub their chests on the deck it will come off......

call the local surf shop.. they may have an idea..

You wax your board for one reason and one reason only:

To gain traction for wet bare feet on a now glass but formerly wood board.

A deck should have good traction for wet bare feet as well.

Just call your homeowner's insurance agent and ask for a discount now that your deck is so much safer!

Longboardn' ASEL&S wrote:You wax your board for one reason and one reason only:

To gain traction for wet bare feet on a now glass but formerly wood board.

A deck should have good traction for wet bare feet as well.

Just call your homeowner's insurance agent and ask for a discount now that your deck is so much safer!

Lemonade!!!!