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Sprayable Wax - does it exist?
awemawson:
The wax wasn't a major expense, it's the genuine Turpentine that's expensive. £38 for a gallon inc postage. But a gallon will probably last me out.
Watching videos of Beeswax furniture polish being made they add molten wax to a mixture of Turps and boiled linseed oil in a 1:1:1 ratio. The wax coagulates then they leave it for a few weeks on a sunny window cill and it turns into a soft paste.
The smell of my spray stuff is superb :clap:
awemawson:
Sparky,
The Turps has nicely evaporated on the machine bed over night, and the wax residue is nice and firm, giving that squeaky feeling as you rub your fingers over it.
I tried scraping with a sharp wood chisel to see what sort of deposit was left, and apart from where I'd missed bits in the wiping process there was no perceptible wax coming off, (so probably a few tens or hundreds of molecules thick ) but I'm convinced it'll do the trick.
As a test I put a bit of water on the table and as expected it balls up with no wetting at all.
The beaker of extra Turps & Beeswax is slowly dissolving at room temperature and only the occasional stir :thumbup:
PekkaNF:
Just turn upside down every now and then - it will be rady when you need. Bain-marie is only needed if you need to speed things up - or you are cooking hide glue (shudder).
I keep this sort of stuff in glass jars, stored upside down. Counter intuitive, but if there is even one componenet that will set in atmosphere the lid would glue up and there would be a skin in the jar.
Being eternal optimist, this sort of jars are stored in plastic tubs....I'm affraid cap seal leanking, that has never happened, but I have bumped down and crashed glass jar on the floor....makes interesting cleaning if it has any solvent and vax an/or linseedoil and the usual stuff.
Pekka
awemawson:
Not a good idea Pekka - it's in a flask only covered with kitchen foil :clap:
PekkaNF:
You should get a jar of pickles....good to eat, then easy to put lid/jar onto dishwasher, label and then fill with your favorite flakes.
Beeswax probably does not oxidate to hard residue, but when you decide with finishes you will find out that it makes pretty good glue. Linseed oil hardens to pretty tight.
Pekka
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