Sticky Bumps Base Coat
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The Foundation Layer Every Surfboard Needs
Sticky Bumps Base Coat is the layer that goes down before your temperature-specific top wax, and it is exactly what surfers are asking for when they search for a surfboard wax base coat that actually holds a pattern. Applied correctly, it gives every session that follows something solid to grip onto.
How It Builds Grip on the Deck
Start with a clean deck and apply the base coat with light pressure in a circular motion to build a tight bump base pattern. That bump pattern is the whole point of a base coat, it creates a long lasting, durable layer underneath any of Sticky Bumps' temperature-specific waxes, so the top coat has something to key into rather than sliding around on a bare deck. It is an imported surfboard wax base coat, built to be used underneath, not on its own as your only layer.
Who Reaches for a Base Coat
This is a product for anyone maintaining their own board rather than waxing it once and forgetting it, from a longtime South Florida surfer touching up a deck between sessions to someone waxing a board for the first time and wanting it done right. Because it works under any temperature-specific top wax, it fits into a routine no matter what conditions you are chasing that week.
Applying and Maintaining Your Base Coat
The technique matters here: light pressure, circular motion, clean deck first. Skipping the clean deck step or pressing too hard tends to smear the bump pattern instead of building it, which is the difference between a base coat that lasts and one that needs to be redone. Once the base pattern is built, layer your temperature-specific top wax on top to achieve its optimum performance, rather than applying the base coat directly as your only layer of grip.
A Wax Brand Built on Grip Since 1971
Sticky Bumps has been keeping surfers sticky since 1971, and the base coat is part of that same lineup of surf wax and accessories built around one job, giving your feet reliable grip on the deck.
Why Shop Sticky Bumps at Island Water Sports
Island Water Sports has stocked the wax South Florida surfers actually use since 1978, and a base coat is the kind of small, inexpensive pickup worth grabbing every time you are in for a new top wax. Shop Sticky Bumps Base Coat here alongside the rest of our surf wax lineup.
- Builds a long-lasting, durable bump pattern under any temperature-specific wax
- Apply with light pressure in a circular motion on a clean deck
- Imported surfboard wax base coat
- From Sticky Bumps, keeping surfers sticky since 1971
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Specifications
- Brand
- Sticky Bumps
- Product
- Sticky Bumps Base Coat
- Gender
- Unisex
- Feature
- Basecoat creates a long-lasting
- Feature
- Durable layer under any temperature-specific Sticky Bumps waxes.
- Feature
- Use to achieve optimum performance of your top-layer waxes.
- Feature
- Imported surfboard wax base coat
- Feature
- Durable layer under any temperature-specific Sticky Bumps waxes.
- Feature
- Sticky Bumps Surf Wax And Accessories. Keeping You Sticky Since 1971.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do you apply Sticky Bumps Base Coat?
- Start with a clean deck and apply the base coat with light pressure in a circular motion to build a tight bump base pattern.
- Is Sticky Bumps Base Coat a top wax or an under-layer?
- It is a base coat, meant to be applied under any temperature-specific Sticky Bumps top wax rather than used alone.
- Why use a base coat under surf wax?
- A base coat creates a long-lasting, durable layer underneath temperature-specific waxes, helping the top wax achieve its optimum performance.
- Is the base coat supposed to feel sticky?
- The product's job is to build a tight, durable bump pattern for grip; refer to the packaging for its exact texture and handling.
- How long has Sticky Bumps been making surf wax?
- Sticky Bumps has been making surf wax and accessories since 1971.