Temperature
Most surfboard wax comes labeled with a water temperature range that it is ideal for. Wax used in water colder than its rating will become hard and not provide the stickiness needed to stay on the board, while wax used in water warmer than its rating may melt.
Some surfers layer different temperatures of wax to create the level of firmness and stickiness desired.
The normal procedure is to lay down a thin base coat of a high temperature wax, usually labeled for tropical water, to build up bumps and texture. This will not melt off. Then a layer of temperature-appropriate wax or sticky wax is applied on top of that. This ensures that, as one changes the wax for different temperatures, the cold water wax will not come into contact with the board directly. However some waxes are designed to work in all water conditions and have the ability to remain on the board at any temperature.
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