Natty paste wax (red)

Flash Gordon said:
Do you have any idea what my wife would do if I put wax in her pots?


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Don't really care. This post is to help a fellow AG member remelt his wax in a quick and safe manner. Based on your comment you don't know how to do it either.
 
kb2ehj said:
Don't really care. This post is to help a fellow AG member remelt his wax in a quick and safe manner. Based on your comment you don't know how to do it either.
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Well, your the one suggesting to put a plastic tub into boiling water :laughing:
 
kb2ehj said:
Exactly, the plastic tub with the wax in it, the wax NEVER touches the water or pan.
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Won't the plastic container melt too?

BTW...If you go back to page 1, you will see where I said I have never done this, but have a friend that has
 
No, the plastic container will not melt.

Temperature has to be higher then the 212 degree's to boil water.
 
kb2ehj said:
No, the plastic container will not melt.

Temperature has to be higher then the 212 degree's to boil water.
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So, do you wait untill the water comes to a boil to drop in the wax?

If so, how long do you leave it in there for?
 
C'mon man. Don't leave me hangin. I feel as if I was about to learn something :help:
 
Flash Gordon said:
So, do you wait untill the water comes to a boil to drop in the wax?

If so, how long do you leave it in there for?
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Your choice, I just put it in at the start and let it warm up/melt as the water is coming up to temp. Once the water starts to boil, I'm guessing within 20 ~ 30 minutes the wax will be totally melted.

You leave it in until the wax melts. Once melted, remove from the heat and let it cool back down (this will probably take a couple hours to be come a solid again). I personally just turn off the stove and let the whole thing cool down. Wax it highly flammable and the less moving of it the happier I am.

I'd probably start this process in the evening and let it cool overnight.

With that said, once you start this process, I would HIGHLY advise that you don't leave the pots unattended until you have removed the heat source at the end.
 
kb2ehj said:
Your choice, I just put it in at the start and let it warm up/melt as the water is coming up to temp. Once the water starts to boil, I'm guessing within 20 ~ 30 minutes the wax will be totally melted.

You leave it in until the wax melts. Once melted, remove from the heat and let it cool back down (this will probably take a couple hours to be come a solid again). I personally just turn off the stove and let the whole thing cool down. Wax it highly flammable and the less moving of it the happier I am.

I'd probably start this process in the evening and let it cool overnight.

With that said, once you start this process, I would HIGHLY advise that you don't leave the pots unattended until you have removed the heat source at the end.
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The plastic won't deform even after 20-30 minutes? Amazing

What about the Cancerous/Toxic fumes coming from the plastic/wax?
 
Mine didn't deform. I did it to both the red & blue with no problems.

Not sure of the fumes, I didn't detect anything. I'm sure the wax gave off something, but I wouldn't be concerned with it. Your not going to be around it long and I'd be guessing they are the same fumes as well your using it. Now if you set the stuff on fire, those fumes would be cause for concern.
 
kb2ehj said:
Mine didn't deform. I did it to both the red & blue with no problems.

Not sure of the fumes, I didn't detect anything. I'm sure the wax gave off something, but I wouldn't be concerned with it. Your not going to be around it long and I'd be guessing they are the same fumes as well your using it. Now if you set the stuff on fire, those fumes would be cause for concern.
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Well thanks for sticking with me on this. I feel like I've learned something today

Please understand to that my cooking skills consist of tomato/chicken noodle soup, pop tarts and cinnamon rolls :hungry:

Thanks again and God bless,

Flash
 
as I have posted some time ago,
my Natty's RED came like this:
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http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/33779-paste-wax-too-wet-what-should-i-do.html

I put my wax into a pot with water, boil it up, no double boiler.
The wax come out fine.
(However, when I took it out and observe, I dropped the wax into the pot of water...... ops~)
The surface of wax is flat and it work as normal. I dont see any problem with the plastic can either.
 
You are not getting the water temp high enough to melt the plastic to cause any fumes from that. The top water does not even get to boiling temp.
 
PPLd said:
as I have posted some time ago,

I put my wax into a pot with water, boil it up, no double boiler.
The wax come out fine.
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For safety melting any kind of wax should be done in a double boiler.
 
Flash Gordon said:
Well thanks for sticking with me on this. I feel like I've learned something today

Please understand to that my cooking skills consist of tomato/chicken noodle soup, pop tarts and cinnamon rolls :hungry:

Thanks again and God bless,

Flash
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No problem. Just be VERY CAUTIOUS when melting any kind of wax, it's highly flammable. This includes car wax, candle wax or any other varieties of wax.
 
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