Looking for some homemade wax..Beeswax combo type stuff

[Stevie777]

Enough to do a cotton canvas swag, Swap for paracord survival bracelet with shackle take yer pic or i can make another different pattern different colour as long as it's black and orange or Khaki...Anyone?

 

[Toddy]

I can give you beeswax Stevie, and the address to send to for more beautiful stuff at a bargain price too.
The resin you'll need to forage up Chatelherault for though

M

 

[Toddy]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pure-Bees...ce-Bees-Wax-/291508842617?hash=item43df47f079



M

 

[Stevie777]

I can give you beeswax Stevie, and the address to send to for more beautiful stuff at a bargain price too.
The resin you'll need to forage up Chatelherault for though

M

What resin Mary..?

 

[Toddy]

To make the greenland mixture for proofing canvas…..well, you don't really need the resin, just an oil of some kind. Paraffin wax gets added to it nowadays commercially, in the past they used linseed oil….but you have to really be careful to let that dry off, it's one that will give off heat and if it can't dissipate it'll go on fire.

M

 

[Stevie777]

yeah i was thinking of using candle wax as a direct replacement to paraffin wax. I dont want to be turning my swag into a massive wick. i'll be using it around open flames. Would Bees wax and Candle Wax combo be ok.?

 

[British Red]

Much candle wax is paraffin wax, but there are often other additives such as stearin. You can buy pure paraffin wax for very little on eBay though so why risk it?

 

[Dave]

Ive got a bar I can send you if you like. I got a load and made some up from 15% beeswax and 85% paraffin wax, which works well enough. [Without stearin as Red pointed out] You might need a couple of coats, and a heatguns what i use. Melt it Bain-Marie style if you get some.

 

[Stevie777]

To be honest with you i never knew it was so cheap to buy...I'll look into it and get busy. Cheers for the Offer and the link Mary.

 

[Stevie777]

Ive got a bar I can send you if you like. I got a load and made some up from 15% beeswax and 85% paraffin wax, which works well enough. [Without stearin as Red pointed out] You might need a couple of coats, and a heatguns what i use. Melt it Bain-Marie style if you get some.

just ordered some on ebay before i saw your post. thanks for the offers people.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Is this for your new swag?

 

[Stevie777]

Is this for your new swag?

Yes..It is.

 

[bilmo-p5]

I'd think very carefully about proofing your swag using this method, and certainly try it out on a piece of similar fabric before committing to the swag itself. Once it's done, it's done, and there's no going back. It will add a substantial amount of weight to what is already a hefty item and will, IMHO, bugger it up. I'd try one of Goatboy's suggestions or the Fabsil, any of which will give you a good standard of proofing without turning your bedroll into a brick. If the results are unsatisfactory for you, the wax remains an option, but I'd definitely suggest trying something else first.

 

[Stevie777]

I'd think very carefully about proofing your swag using this method, and certainly try it out on a piece of similar fabric before committing to the swag itself. Once it's done, it's done, and there's no going back. It will add a substantial amount of weight to what is already a hefty item and will, IMHO, bugger it up. I'd try one of Goatboy's suggestions or the Fabsil, any of which will give you a good standard of proofing without turning your bedroll into a brick. If the results are unsatisfactory for you, the wax remains an option, but I'd definitely suggest trying something else first.

Cheers, upon reflection it does seem a bit extreme. It's not really heavy to be honest with you, but i cant take the inside dacron quilt out to wax it without the wax also going onto the quilt. Also i was thinking more about breathability once waxed. I might just try Fabsil for starters and see where it goes from there. or just leave as is.

 

[Dave]

Cheers, upon reflection it does seem a bit extreme. It's not really heavy to be honest with you, but i cant take the inside dacron quilt out to wax it without the wax also going onto the quilt. Also i was thinking more about breathability once waxed. I might just try Fabsil for starters and see where it goes from there. or just leave as is.

Fabsil will work better on that than nikwax cottom proof.

 

[Stevie777]

Fabsil will work better on that than nikwax cottom proof.

To be honest it would be a shame to Wax it. It's lasted all this time without any sort of treatment as far as i can see. Dont think it's had much use either and been stored well. No Smell and in cracking condish.

 

[Dave]

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102762&p=1244842#post1244842

Here I boiled, an orange polycotton tent, in a dustbin, over a honey stove, then added fablon dye. [How many other forums would that happen on? ]

Afterward, it needed completely reproofing, I used x2 nikwax cotton proofs, which didnt work on the old fabric, then two tins of fabsil, which worked a treat.