Thread: Parrifin wax

G'day Poppys,
Supermarket should have it in the preserving section.
They use it to cover some jars of jam.

Thanks Watson
I will try them.
Poppys

Thanks Watson
I will try them.
Poppys

If it is just for sealing endgrain of wood I've found the cheapest way is to go into one of the cheap shops - we tend to call them $2 shops. They often have big square paraffin wax candles going very cheap.
Cheers,
Jim

These guys sell paraffin wax in bulk and by mailorder: Australian Wax Co, Speciality Waxes, Beauty Wax, Depilatory wax, Manicure and Pedicure wax, Tapered Dinner Candles, Classic Pillar Candles, Hand Made Moulded candles, Waxes/Raw Materials, Paraffin wax, Microcrystalline waxes, Flaked and Beaded waxes

And if you're doing any amount of sealing it's the cheapest way to go.

I'm wary of candle wax since a hardener is added to it. With wood some flexibility helps.

Originally Posted by rsser

These guys sell paraffin wax in bulk and by mailorder: Australian Wax Co, Speciality Waxes, Beauty Wax, Depilatory wax, Manicure and Pedicure wax, Tapered Dinner Candles, Classic Pillar Candles, Hand Made Moulded candles, Waxes/Raw Materials, Paraffin wax, Microcrystalline waxes, Flaked and Beaded waxes

And if you're doing any amount of sealing it's the cheapest way to go.

I'm wary of candle wax since a hardener is added to it. With wood some flexibility helps.

Thanks Ern,
That explains why on some woods it flakes off. On most it's ok.
Cheers,
Jim

Thanks to all for the help.
Poppys

Bees wax is better for sealing. It's flexible and withstands a much greater temperature range.

I get mine from here, they deliver to your door.