Preparing Tacky For A Competition

[Cody Brant]

hey guys, the title is pretty explanatory, I just got some of the elite tacky and it's hard as a rock. How do you guys prepare the tacky for a contest that the weather might be a bit cooler? I know you could warm it up before hand but I would think by the time you got to the contest and to the stones it would be kind of hard again. Any suggestions?

[Vincent.Dametta]

Good question, I've always been curious about it hardening up again before stone time at a comp. I've never used tacky and have no idea about any of that stuff.

It's a good thing you didn't get Dave's "Cool Weather" tacky, I've heard it's a million times more solid than the regular Elite Tacky.

[tim bolin]

get a candle warmer and set the whole jar on it once you are at the venue, it takes a while and makes it into liquid tacky-good stuff.

big tim

[Luke Reynolds]

i use the dave ostlund stuff too. at comps i'll try to track down a microwave and give it 1-2 minutes (with the lid off of course), or i have in the past used a plastic container full of boiling water at a comp where i couldn't track down a microwave, and sat the tack jar in the water for a while until it softened sufficiently.

[Jeff Bach]

The "Cool Weather" stuff is actually much softer and better in cool weather if you don't have a way to soften the Elite. If you can get the Elite warm it is still usually the best because it have amazing "stick".

[Justin Blake]

I usually heat mine up ahead of time and wrap it up in a towel to keep it warm. For extreme cold Hair dryers and paint peelers can be handy, or there is pretty much always a car available, floor heater on full blast works great.