Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 6.18 x 3.15 x 1.85 inches |
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Package Weight | 0.38 Kilograms |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 6.3 x 3.7 x 1.6 inches |
Item Weight | 10.4 ounces |
Brand Name | Hertel Wax |
Color | White |
Material | wax |
Number of Items | 1 |
Manufacturer | Hertel and Company, Inc. |
Part Number | B000GAYNXO |
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All Temperature Ski and Snowboard Wax - 340 g, Rub On or Iron On - Super HotSauce
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Brand | Hertel Wax |
Scent | Unscented |
Item Form | Bar |
Unit Count | 12.0 Ounce |
Number of Items | 1 |
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Product Description
ONE WAX, ALL CONDITIONS.
Since 1972, Hertel has been at the forefront of groundbreaking wax technology. By using surfactants to change the surface tension of water under your ski/snowboard, Hertel has created the only true all temperature wax. Put it on and always have the right wax for the conditions.
Since all our waxes are all temperature, the way to choose between Super HotSauce and Racing 739 is pretty simple. For regular riding, we recommend you try Super HotSauce. It’s slick, easy to apply and gives you more control over your skis/snowboard. Racing 739 is way faster and more expensive. However, it lasts up to seven days, so once you factor that in, cost performance is about the same as Super HotSauce (and you get to go faster!). If your friends are using brand x, get the HotSauce. If your friends are on the HotSauce, get the Racing! If it’s warm spring conditions with dirty snow, get some SpringSolution.
Two big advances in ski wax chemistry—surfactants and fluorocarbons—took place more or less out in the open, and well away from the alpine World Cup circus.
Terry Hertel was a recreational skier from the San Francisco area. He had made some money during Silicon Valley’s computer boom and in 1972 introduced a little electric waxing drum for home use called the Original HotWaxer. To go with it he created a line of waxes. As a Lake Tahoe skier, Hertel was fascinated with the problem of glide in very wet snow. In 1974, on the advice of UC Davis chemistry professor Tim Donnelly, he added a surfactant to his paraffin wax to produce a universal wax he called HotSauce. A surfactant is a wetting agent, the exact opposite of a hydrophobic agent. It shouldn’t have worked. But the stuff Hertel used, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), is an odd columnar molecule with a hydrophobic end. It's commonly used in toothpaste, shampoo and shaving cream as a foaming agent. Suspended in wax, SDS molecules clump into spheres, called micelles, with the hydrophobic end out, each sphere acting as a water-repellent ball bearing. Hertel said his surfactant ingredient was “encapsulated.” Super HotSauce earned an insiders’ reputation for great glide in heavy snow. Town racers liked it. Hertel could never afford the fees to join the U.S. Ski Team supplier pool, let along send a technician to Europe, but he says he sent some surfactant wax to Europe with the team and is convinced it was an ingredient in the Diann Roffe and Eva Twardokens medals in GS at the Bormio World Championships in 1985.
At around that time, Hertel started looking for a “Spring Solution,” something that would work in very wet snow but repel the pine pollen, diesel exhaust particles and other dirt that darkened the ski slope snow in April and May. He tried polypropylene glycol, a food-grade antifreeze used to keep ice cream from melting, and it worked. But he also talked to , a chemist at 3M, who mentioned that the company sold a liquid fluorocarbon to the cosmetics and paint industries—it dried to a smooth, glossy surface. Thought the liquid fluorocarbon would work well in a ski wax, but warned that at 1,000 per pound, it was far too expensive. This became WhiteGold that won the Olympics documented in 1988 and 1994.
Hertel wound up buying the 3M per-fluorocarbon (PFC) liquid in five-gallon drums, mixed it into a high-strength candle wax called Paraflint, and in 1986 introduced a hard block wax he called Racing 739. It was very hydrophobic, and very fast. (Perfluoro means that all the lateral links in the polymer chain, not just some of them, are capped with fluorine atoms.) Correction, Perfluorpolyeither diol.
Hertel Super Hot Sauce, All Temperature Ski and Snowboard Wax
Super HotSauce is our first snow wax invention that has changed the way people think about wax. The only true all temperature wax, it delivers a premium performance every time! Great from 6° to 52°F/ -14°C to +11°C.
Racing 739 All Temperature Wax | Push-up Hertel Temperature ski and Snowboard Wax | Unscented Paraffin Wax for Hands & Feet | Hertel Wax Racing 739 All Temperature Wax | Multi-Purpose Fully Refined Wax | |
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Product Type | 739 All Temperature Wax | Push-up Hertel Temperature ski and Snowboard Wax | Medical Grade Unscented Paraffin Wax | 739 All Temperature Wax | Fully Refined Wax |
Product Description | Racing 739 also works great as a base wax, with Super Hotsauce on top, especially when temps go higher than 32°F/0°C. | Super HotSauce is our first snow wax invention that has changed the way people think about wax. The only true all temperature wax, it delivers a premium performance every time! Great from 6°F to 52°F/ -14°C to +11°C. | For hands, face, and body. great for sensitive skins and noses and is hypoallergenic for non irritating paraffin wax treatments | Racing 739 also works great as a base wax, with Super Hotsauce on top, especially when temps go higher than 32°F/0°C. | Used for Canning, Candle Making, Lubricating, excellent for sealing jams, Lubricating nails, Screws, Doors, Hinges |
Application and Usage | Iron on for best results, or rub it on if you don’t have time. | Push-up model for ultimate convenience. Iron it on for best results, or rub it on if you don't have time. | Melt the wax, Apply the wax. Once the wax is prepared, it's ready to use. | Iron on for best results, or rub it on if you don’t have time. | wax melting point at approximately 143 degrees |
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ASIN | B000GAYNXO |
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Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #16,186 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors) #6 in Ski & Snowboard Wax |
Date First Available | June 13, 2006 |
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Customers like the durability, quality and smoothness of the wax. For example, they mention it holds up well, performs extremely well and provides a smooth and controlled ride. Opinions are mixed on stickiness and melting temperature.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the skin moisturizer. They mention that it performs extremely well, has amazing results, and provides a noticeable performance boost. They also say that it works pretty well from temps from the low teens.
"...Seems to work well." Read more
"This wax works well in a wide range of snow conditions and temperatures. I don't plan to use any other type of wax." Read more
"...Great wax for recreational skiers, coaches, instructors, ski patrol etc." Read more
"Awesome product. Fast. Different application than most" Read more
Customers like the durability of the wax. They say it can hold up to several days of riding before rewaxing, and it lasts much longer than other waxes. Some say that the wax holds up in the cold and spring slushy conditions, and that it keeps their board in great condition.
"This wax lasts long and is definitely faster than the generic wax the ski shops will put on your equipment when you take it in for tune...." Read more
"...Just as great as I remembered. Easy to apply and scrape, and is very durable...." Read more
"...It lasts all day and there is a noticeable performance boost with this wax through a wide range of snow temperatures...." Read more
"...Holds up in the cold and in spring slushy conditions so if your riding in the northwest or somewhere where temps constantly fluctuate I would say..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the smoothness of the product. They mention that it provides a smooth and controlled ride, and is smooth enough for recreational use. Some say that the wax goes on good smooth and easy to apply. Overall, customers are happy with the product's smoothness.
"...And FAST!! This wax is speedy. It's non flouro but you would never know that. Its a shame that this wax is possibly going to disappear forever...." Read more
"...It flows evenly and consistently, adheres very well, and scrapes clean and smooth, requiring minimal effort to get the desired base texture for a..." Read more
"...No matter what the temperature is, it feels like the right wax. A true universal. 3 snaps up!" Read more
"...And let me tell you, this stuff makes riding nice and slick...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the melting temperature of the skin moisturizer. Some mention that it melts well and spreads well, while others say that it doesn't perform in cold conditions.
"...Paraffin is soft and melts at a low temperature, this is very hard and requires the upper end of the temperature range to get it to melt evenly...." Read more
"...the temp my Tomo digital iron was set to (93-94*C), but the wax took longer to melt and glide across...." Read more
"...It melts at a very low temp and is very easy to apply. With this wax I have passed fellow snowboaders and skiers on catwalks. It is fast...." Read more
"...I did notice it had a tougher time with the super cold conditions, but I don’t need the highest performance...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the stickiness of the skin moisturizer. Some mention that their skis didn't stick, it has great adhesion, and stays on the board a long time. However, others say that it was pretty sticky in warm weather and not great in colder weather.
"...It doesn’t stink as bad as other waxes also. I found it to not be great in sticky snow but I don’t of anything that lasts that is." Read more
"...It flows evenly and consistently, adheres very well, and scrapes clean and smooth, requiring minimal effort to get the desired base texture for a..." Read more
"...was sticky, by the end of our day the skis were running better but still sticky. Second and third day it was warmer and skis ran faster and smoother...." Read more
"...when I previously rode in similar conditions, and my board felt noticeably less sticky in slushy parts...." Read more
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It’s also a good introductory wax if you are new to ski waxing. It comes in a 12 ounce brick so you have plenty to screw around with. (It took me a while to figure out how to use less wax). I also found that you can crayon on this wax although it may not be as effective as other waxes.
Lastly it works. I noticed a big difference in performance over the universal waxes that the local ski shops use. For example I took up a pair of freshly waxed skis with SHS last weekend. The day started out in single degree temps and ended in the 20s. It performed well all day. SHS was slippery in the powder and especially on the groomers.
I can’t wait to try the FC739: It’s only $2.75 per ounce on Amazon.
Made in USA! Not Europe or China.
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Easy to apply and work into the bord really well spent more time on the slopes and less time maintaining!