Devices and methods for removing wax from flat and curved surfaces

A method for removing hardened wax adhered to a surface of a surfboard, comprising:

• providing a wax removing device comprising a body formed from a polyurethane rubber material having a hardness between about Shore 70A and about Shore 90A, the body comprising:
• a triangular top surface,
• a triangular bottom surface,
• a first side surface having a first edge adjoining the top surface, and a second edge adjoining the bottom surface,
• a second side surface having a first edge adjoining the top surface, and a second edge adjoining the bottom surface, and
• a curved third side surface having a first edge adjoining the top surface, and a second edge adjoining the bottom surface, wherein:
• the first and second side surfaces are substantially planar, and the third side surface is curved inwardly, toward the body;
• the respective first edges of the first, second, and third side surfaces define an entirety of a perimeter of the top surface and meet at no more than three end points thereof, and
• the respective second edges of the first, second, and third side surfaces define an entirety of a perimeter of the bottom surface and meet at no more than three end points thereof;
• placing the second edge of one of the first, second, and third side surfaces in contact with the hardened wax;
• tilting the body in relation to the surface of the surfboard;
• and
• exerting downward pressure on the body while moving the body along the surface of the surfboard, the downward pressure being sufficient to flex the body over curved or contoured portions of the surface of the surfboard thereby causing the body to conform to the curved or contoured portions of the surface of the surfboard and maintain in contact with the curved or contoured portions of the surface of the surfboard as the hardened wax is removed from the surface of the surfboard.