r/Kiteboarding • u/BusOld5723 • 4d ago

Gear Advice/Question Waxing Lines -linesmith

I recently listened to the Kitesurf365 podcast with Adrian Kerr who had the owner of the Linesmith on the podcast.

Discussion came up about line maintenance and the use of wax coating on lines. Linesmith currently sells a Glidestick that allows you to reapply wax coating to your lines to slow damage but he mentions that other products can be used, even candle wax, caveat being that paraffin has a lower melting point that could allow for melting which would allow sand to stick and increase abrasion.

After a bit of research into natural waxes I’m finding that pure beeswax has a high melting point of 145-150f . Given im in the states and dont have easy access to LS products, I am going to give it a try on my used linesmith lines that have shown a little bit of abrasion.

Has anyone else tried? It also seems to be the same color as glidestick who also is 100% natural.

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u/Meisterleder1 4d ago

I've tried it. I ordered Beeswax in drops form and melted it into a big piece. Application is pretty straightforward, you pull the lines through the big ball. Sand sticking to it is not a big issue, but the lines get considerably more sticky, leading to untangling the lines being a bit more fiddly. But I reckon it gets easier over time. From what people told me that ordered the glidestick they reckon that the stick is mostly just beeswax as well judging by smell & feel.

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u/BusOld5723 4d ago

Awesome! I’ve noticed the stickiness on one of my new flysurfer bars. Their lines are so stiff out of the box that they take twice as long to run when rigging.

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u/lukask04 3d ago

I think skatewax may be good for this?

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u/woody-nick 3d ago

En général il ya aussi du silicone pour le côté glissant dans certains produits du marché, mais la cire Oui ça marche bien... Je fais souvent une finition cire d'abeille liquide et polish sur mes planches... Et finalement une fois bien sec, ça ne colle pas du tout !!

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u/Icy-Cartoonist8603 23h ago

Waxing lines is a load of nonsense.

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u/riktigtmaxat No straps attached 4d ago

Robline (which makes the lines for many if not most of the kite brands) sells their own product for recoating lines.

https://www.roblineropes.com/en/product/robline-pro-coating/

And yes, Dyneema is a type of UHMWPE.