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1. 
   Scott_Walterman | Mar 15, 2002 12:30am | #1

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   Jorgoz,

   Here are some wax recipes I found on the web.

   http://www.beehive.org.nz/tips-and-advice/taa-beeswax-polish.htm

   http://www.meltandpoursupplies.com/mpwebsite/makingpolish.htm

   http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/5309/index0a3.html

   http://www.texasdrone.com/Recipes/Polishes/high_gloss_polish.htm

   I hope this helps.

   Scott A. Walterman

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   Alan | Apr 06, 2002 10:14pm | #2

   I make all my own wax and have for years.  The hardest wax that I know of (there may be one I haven't heard about) is carnuba.  But carnuba is just too durn hard!  Even after "melting" it in turpentine and applying it in a VERY thin coat it is impossible to buff it out to a nice shine.  So I mix carnuba with beeswax.  Beeswax isn't nearly as hard as carnuba, so it is easier to apply and buff out.  I mix them about fifty/fifty, but on occasion I have mixed them about 1/3 carnuba to 2/3 beeswax.

   I melt the two waxes in a double boiler and then add the turpentine just before the mixture solidifies as it cools:  I wish I could tell you the exact proportion of the turps, but I don't know what it is.  I add it until the wax looks and feels right--remembering that it will get thicker as it cools down.  You can do this without heating the wax by putting shavings of both waxes in a jelly jar and covering them with turpentine.  You have to be one with nearly infinite patience to use this method:  the carnuba takes forever to "melt" in the turpentine (the beeswax "melts" in the turpentine very quickly).

   Alan