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Sprayable Wax - does it exist?

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awemawson:
Surprisingly after supper I found that the water had cooled and the dissolving of the wax pellets was pretty well finished  :thumbup:

So I decided to filter it through a paint spraying filter, put it in the hand spray bottle and have a go at the machine table. A light coat of the wax solution and a gentle scotchbriting brought the table back to life - cleaned it off, gave it another spray, wiped it down and we'll see how the Turps evaporates overnight before I attack the rest of the machine

awemawson:
All this has encouraged me to at last sort out my extraction plumbing and make a simple box to extract from the thicknesser and rip saw when in use - by golly they kick out loads of wood plannings  :bugeye:

In celebration I put another 25 grams of Beeswax in 500 ml of Turpentine to leave over night and soak - maybe all that warming and agitation isn't needed

PekkaNF:
It dissolves pretty slow without heating, but if you give it a shake couple times a day it will dissolve in couple of days.

Pekka

sparky961:
Have you considered heating up the beeswax to liquid and pouring that into the Turpentine?  I don't know if it would just solidify immediately, or go into solution better.  It's something to try though.   Any idea how the flashpoints compare?  I think beeswax is fairly low, but higher than paraffin.

Setting up a double boiler over electric heat should be fairly safe.  Maybe use a hot plate outside to add some insurance.

I'm interested to see what sort of film/residue you ended up with after the turpentine evaporates.

sparky961:
One more thing: Don't you have any apiaries nearby?  That mylar space package of beeswax looks expensive!  Find a local honey producer and ask them about a couple kilos of bulk wax.

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