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[Cob] Re: Linseed oil and Bee's Wax

Udit youdit at gmail.com
Sun Jun 12 08:04:30 CDT 2005


Would heating it up again, and then buffing help? Perhaps using a heat gun 
or hot hair dryer, or would that not make a difference since it's already 
set?
 udit


On 6/12/05, Shannon C. Dealy <dealy at deatech.com> wrote: 
> 
> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, Pack McKibben wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> > The wax completely melted in the linseed oil while
> > on the stove. When this liquid was placed on the
> > floor, the cool floor immediately caused the warm
> > liquid to solidify into a yellow waxy paste. Rubbing
> > until my arms almost fell off still didn't make a
> > polished look. Only a dull floor with yellow wax
> > in the indentations.
> [snip]
> 
> As I recall, the mix was quite hot when we were applying it, uncomfortably
> so (wearing heavy rubber gloves might be a good idea), and the bulk of
> it was kept warm in the double boiler while we used smaller portions of
> it. It was also fairly warm in the building which probably helped.
> 
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