Carnuba wax flakes
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:50 pm
They sell the carnuba wax in bags of flakes.
For what and how do you use that? Is it good stuff?
For what and how do you use that? Is it good stuff?
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:07 pm
Well I got no replies I did find this info
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:53 am
I for one would certainly not melt wax in a "saucepan." Because it is flammable, a double boiler is what I use.
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:53 am
anmius wrote:I for one would certainly not melt wax in a "saucepan." Because it is flammable, a double boiler is what I use.
You do know that all of that cooking oil, lard, shortening, bacon grease etc. that you toss in a skillet to fry something is also flammable don't you...
Yet we rarely give it a thought unless we forget something and it starts smoking a lot. Ask my wife how flammable a big round steak can be. 
A low flame would always be best though.
A Crock-Pot might work well...
There used to be an old (about 1970) Magic Chef gas stove demo where we would turn a burner down to the lowest setting, put a pat of butter on a 6" paper plate and sit it on the burner and melt the butter without burning the plate.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:05 pm
robinson46176 wrote:You do know that all of that cooking oil, lard, shortening, bacon grease etc. that you toss in a skillet to fry something is also flammable don't you...
A low flame would always be best though.
A Crock-Pot might work well...
There used to be an old (about 1970) Magic Chef gas stove demo where we would turn a burner down to the lowest setting, put a pat of butter on a 6" paper plate and sit it on the burner and melt the butter without burning the plate.
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You just had to go and make it impossible for him to enjoy home made deep fried anything!:D
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:25 pm
No worries, Shortly after we got hitched and I was getting used to my wife's fine cooking
I put a fire extinguisher in the kitchen.
I put a fire extinguisher in the kitchen.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:13 pm
Well I just made a batch of this
Problem is I went into low sugar while doing it got weak and couldn't multiply by two.
I usually don't get weak so I knew something was wrong.
I'm not to sure how well my measuring was.
I tried a few drops of the cold pressed orange oil on an old table top in a nasty spot and it did wonders.
I have hi-hopes this will be good stuff.
I will let you know what I think after using it.
It smells good:)
For the heck of it I call it CBOO for it's ingredients Carnuba wax, Bees wax, Orange Oil
Maybe my sugar is still a bit low
Problem is I went into low sugar while doing it got weak and couldn't multiply by two.
I usually don't get weak so I knew something was wrong.
I'm not to sure how well my measuring was.
I tried a few drops of the cold pressed orange oil on an old table top in a nasty spot and it did wonders.
I have hi-hopes this will be good stuff.
I will let you know what I think after using it.
It smells good:)
For the heck of it I call it CBOO for it's ingredients Carnuba wax, Bees wax, Orange Oil
Maybe my sugar is still a bit low
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:53 am
Where did you get your ingredients??
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:56 pm
Got them all on eBayterrydowning wrote:Where did you get your ingredients??
When these links go dead I'll edit them out just do a search then.
Carnauba Wax
Bees Wax
Cold pressed orange oil
I have a lot of bees wax but can't find it just bought more.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:09 pm
When I made it up my sugar was low I may have done some bad measuring.
I had nothing the wife would approve to melt wax in so I put an empty car wax can in a pan of water on the stove.
I miscalculated how much would fit in... When I added the orange oil there was not enough room for what I needed so
I ended up about 12% short on the oil. I'll need to get more containers remelt and correct it. It does work well
it's hard to get it on a rag and it takes a lot of elbow grease to rub it in but the results are great!
The surface is slightly tacky for awhile but hardens or cures in a hour or so.
I hope when I remelt and fix the formula it'll be a bit easier to use, one could always soften it in the can with a heat gun
to get it on the rag easier.
I had nothing the wife would approve to melt wax in so I put an empty car wax can in a pan of water on the stove.
I miscalculated how much would fit in... When I added the orange oil there was not enough room for what I needed so
I ended up about 12% short on the oil. I'll need to get more containers remelt and correct it. It does work well
it's hard to get it on a rag and it takes a lot of elbow grease to rub it in but the results are great!
The surface is slightly tacky for awhile but hardens or cures in a hour or so.
I hope when I remelt and fix the formula it'll be a bit easier to use, one could always soften it in the can with a heat gun
to get it on the rag easier.