Collinite Speed Stick Wax - Page 2

Eliot Ness · 12-03-06, 07:16

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Originally Posted by Nuke33

Does melting the wax mess with it physical properties?

While this is the first wax I have personally melted, I have yet to read where it has caused any problems. While you don't hear about it as much recently, one product Scottwax currently uses is a melted blend of Pink Wax and Meg's #16:

http://autopia.org/forum/825094-post4.html

benvegas · 12-03-06, 07:32

If you do melt it just be sure to use a double boiler. That's just a big pot of water with a pot above it and that way it doesnt "cook" the other ingredients with the heat of a flame but rather the proper temperature of boiling water. The double boiler will get it to melting point once the water is boiling in about 15 minutes. Dont just use a pot on a stove, your heat is far from evenly distributed and it's too much heat. Stir it while it heats up and just before pouring it back into a container. Let it cool at room temperature in an air-tight container for a day, and then cool it down for another day. You are then done.

You will be changing the way the manufacturer heats and mixes the product, so the properties will change, however if you use a double boiler it wont be anything over marginally noticeable, and who knows, might even improve.

Nuke33 · 12-03-06, 08:29

i think im going to do this it will save me from cutting around the rim of the can to get it out

deafboy · 12-04-06, 12:07

I know what i'm doing later....

very nice find.

JohnZ3MC · 12-04-06, 12:45

Eliot Ness,
That's one great idea and thanks for doing all the detail work. I'm sure a few fellows, including myself, will give this nifty application a try.
A simple request though. The next time you buy a really cheap deodorant for your next wax application, do you think you could send it to me instead of throwing it out? I'd appreciate it, and so would the ladies.
Also, what would happen if a person accidentally used the car wax as a deodorant? Do you think the pits would be shiny, deep and wet looking? And would the pits last all winter long with a durable luster if it was the 476? Could I buff the pits with a PC? Maybe a rotary at low speed? Would I have to mask off my shoulders first?
Maybe you're onto something here. All jesting aside, you did good.
-John C.

CyFi6 · 12-04-06, 12:48

i just tried this and it ****ed up my paint even more than it was...***?

nvm i thought this was a joke and i was trying to trick you guys, then i actually read it and saw he poured something else into the containter

BigAl3 · 12-04-06, 12:49

only on autopia...

Z06-Goose · 12-04-06, 02:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuke33

Does melting the wax mess with it physical properties?

I had the same question if the extreme changes of temperature (hot to cold) will impact its functional strenght

TortoiseAWD · 12-04-06, 10:05

I did this once with P21S, and it worked pretty well. However (and the OP mentions this as a possibility), the plastic container wasn't completely airtight, and over time, the wax did dry out. Keeping it in a ziplock or other sealed container is probably a good idea.

Tort

steveo3002 · 12-10-06, 12:28

im gona try some mixed 50/50 with deodorant....hopefully i can get stink protection to last 3 months lol

Zet · 12-10-06, 06:05

Wow, such a great idea! Had actually wondered why no manufacturer offered their paste waxes in a pop-up container.. Well I guess it's because autopians would be some of the few people who would find it useful

yakky · 12-10-06, 06:45

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Originally Posted by Zet

Wow, such a great idea! Had actually wondered why no manufacturer offered their paste waxes in a pop-up container.. Well I guess it's because autopians would be some of the few people who would find it useful

I think it would appeal to a broad audience but then you'd get the bubba's applying it directly to the paint and wondering why it took forever to dry and then was hard to take off.