ANST - Hot wax ..was Info Request
Michael Peters
shdwstel at telepath.com
Sat Jun 13 03:01:33 PDT 1998
j'lynn yeates wrote:
>
> On 12 Jun 98, at 3:47, Michael Peters wrote:
>
> > An easier non-period way to wax leather needs 3-things. 1) the leather 2)
> > parafin 3) a good hair dryer.
> > All you really have to do is place the parafin on the inside of the
> > piece to be waxed and heat with the dryer. The parafin usually melts first
> > but when the leather reaches the proper temperature it will soak up the
> > melted parafin like a sponge. It takes a little patience but works quite
> > well.
>
> would a heat gun (used for stripping paint ...) work better for this ... as long as it was
> kept in motion and not allowed to concentrate at one point for too long ????
>
> 'wolf
>
> ... When we hunt, we all function with one mind
> ... - Boingo, Pedestrian Wolves
>
I haven't ever tried it (don't have access to one) But I imagine it
would work faster and better.
Yours,
Mykaru
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