Does anyone in Australia only wax dip their equipment, no painting? I see BKs in other countires do this. An advantage would be the ease of redipping as part of a maintenance program, without paint bubbling off.
you ought to tink about adding resin to the wax to help seal the pours of the wood. add about 1 part resin to 3 parts wax. check youtube for vids about wax dipping hive bodies.
john
P.s be careful about the heating it can be explosive at such high temps needed to penatrate the pours of the wood.
Does anyone in Australia know where to actually get bulk resin?
I searched high and low last year but couldn't find any :(
It's actually gum rosin you want. Maybe if you refined your search?
Scott
I was looking at using 50/50 microcrystalline and paraffin wax. Anyone know of qld suppliers?
Still had no luck finding Resin, or Gum Rosin.
Anyone else in Australia or QLD know of a supplier?
Finally found a supplier last night (http://carreroart.com.au/shop/products/Gum-Rosin-Crystals-1Kg-Bag.html) - it's not cheap though at $20/kg plus postage
Microcrystaline wax serves the same purpose as the gum rosin