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Author Topic: Makin string wax  (Read 371 times)

Offline david_lewis93

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Makin string wax
« on: November 05, 2008, 01:13:00 PM »
Ok  I know I read it somewhere how to blend your own string waxwith toilet bowl rings and parafin,,I cant rember where or what priportions to use and the correct way to heat them with out cookin yourselfe or ruinin one of Mommas good pots .Any help would be greatly appreciated,,,
Thanks,,,,,David  :campfire:

Offline vermonster13

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Re: Makin string wax
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2008, 01:15:00 PM »
Do a search on "toilet" and the thread should be in the results.

Never thought I'd make a post like that here! ROTFL
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Offline JEFF B

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Re: Makin string wax
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2008, 01:32:00 PM »
this is what i do i get as many bees wax candles as i can and half a gal of parafin oil. get an old pot and melt 10 candles then take it of the heat sorce and mix in about one cup of parafin oil and mix it in well then put it back on the heat sorce for about two min then mix it again and take it off the heat sorce put it in to take away tubs and let it cool down when it is cold to touch cut open the tube and there ya go bees wax for ya strings or for when ya make quivers or any thing else that has thread on it that ya want to keep water off.  :thumbsup:
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Offline david_lewis93

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Re: Makin string wax
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2008, 01:49:00 PM »
Thanks fellers  I will be brewin up a batch in the next few days,,got some sewin to do .
David

Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Makin string wax
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2008, 01:52:00 PM »
1 pound of bees wax and one toilet bowl wax ring. Melt together and pout into small Dixie cups. You will have a lifetime supply for yourself and all of your friends.

If you don't have a supply of beeswax you can buy a pound at Michael's craft store and any other craft store that has candle supplies.

Michael's sells it for about $12 a pound so wait until they have one of those half off coupons in the paper and buy it at a more reasonable price.

I buy it from a local beekeeper for $1.50 a pound.

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