Thread: Source of parrafin wax

I can't speak for all suppliers but normally if you purchase wax in block form there is no steric added , you normally add yourself so you can control the hardness

Originally Posted by nfld steve

Guys,I'm about to put up some pieces of wood to dry for over the winter or when ever.The parafin wax,do you melt it first or soften it and apply it with a brush or something?
I' know I'm going to get some genius answers to this one,but I guess I asked for it,lol.
Thanks ,Steve.

Melt it an electric frypan (don't let the wife catch you) and if the pieces are small dip the ends in Watch out for spatter if the timber is wet.

Brush on the larger pieces. Don't forget to go up the log from the ends about an inch. (25MM).

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Brush on the larger pieces. Don't forget to go up the log from the ends about an inch. (25MM).

And use a natural bristle brush, not plastique. DAMHIKT.

Joe

Yep. Don't melt it over a flame. It's flammable as you'd expect.

Don't rush it either. A big lump [of timber] will pull down the temp of the molten wax and you need to give it time to heat up again.

If the end is cloudy when you pull it out, the stuff's not hot enough.

Just to close the loop ...

Many thanks GJ for his inquiries; came up with Australian Wax Co. in Clayton, Melb. 5kg of parrafin wax for $25 plus GST plus delivery. I'll add a kg of their beeswax to soften the mix a bit.

They also do a special sealing wax for this kind of application; is liquid, comes in various colours, is expensive relatively speaking, but is recyclable.

Again, thanks all.