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Wax for wax dirt #6261244
06/16/18 10:03 PM
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Do you all get it from the suppliers? Or is there other places around towns that will have wax that will work. Ive never made wax dirt before, and am looking to.

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6261300
06/16/18 11:46 PM
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Hobby lobby.


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Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: Ditchdiver] #6261324
06/17/18 12:45 AM
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I get mine from Michael’s or Hobby Lobby also. If you let them send you emails, they will send you a coupon about once a week for 50% off one item in the store. I can get 9lb of wax for $12.50 with the coupon from Michael’s.

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6261421
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Like the previous poster said if you poke around on the Internet you can usually find a coupon of both places to reduce the cost as well. Last time I bought at Hobby Lobby I had a 40% off one item coupon which made it real cheap.
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Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6261448
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Gentlemen, as a new trapper, I guess that I get caught up in the hype of things being labeled specifically for Trappers.

What wax EXACTLY do you purchase at Hobby Lobby and Michael’s? Although I know to stay away from the scented waxes, I know how my luck goes. I’ll spend money on something that I shouldn’t have while thinking that it was the right product and waste money and time doing things. And probably waste a lot of dirt.

Specific links would be ideal.


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Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6261477
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The wax advertised for trapping dirt is "flake wax", the only "flake" wax sold is "soy wax" (my daughter had a candle business, you can do online search and learn what is/isn't)
Trappers pay over $2/pound, candle makers pay $1.05/pound, hobby stores sell in between at $1.45+-
Go online and search "bulk flake wax" and you will find several candle suppliers that sell in 50# boxes for around $54
Look for "100% natural-no additives" because some wax do have additive that help hold scents; you don't want these.
Look for "container" wax because the melt temperature is much lower than wax for "pillar" candles.
No wax is "odorless". That is hype.

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6261506
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They also have large blocks of paraffin wax. I’ve never looked for flake at Hobby Lobby. The big block is what I use for waxing traps. Well, maybe buy one every third year once I got my wax only pot filled.

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6261514
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Paraffin is what I use to wax traps, the question is about dirt and it's bound to be hard to mix dirt in melted paraffin.
Paraffin can be granulated but it cannot be flaked and the melt temperature is higher than that of soy.

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: tjm] #6261799
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Originally Posted By: tjm
The wax advertised for trapping dirt is "flake wax", the only "flake" wax sold is "soy wax" (my daughter had a candle business, you can do online search and learn what is/isn't)
Trappers pay over $2/pound, candle makers pay $1.05/pound, hobby stores sell in between at $1.45+-
Go online and search "bulk flake wax" and you will find several candle suppliers that sell in 50# boxes for around $54
Look for "100% natural-no additives" because some wax do have additive that help hold scents; you don't want these.
Look for "container" wax because the melt temperature is much lower than wax for "pillar" candles.
No wax is "odorless". That is hype.


That's great info, tjm. Thanks!

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: yukonal] #6261815
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Paraffin wax is what I use too. I wax my traps with it, and make waxed dirt with it. Also, I just melt the wax, I don’t use flake wax. If you want the block wax flaked, just use a wood planer.

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6261859
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Originally Posted By: possumcatcher
Do you all get it from the suppliers? Or is there other places around towns that will have wax that will work. Ive never made wax dirt before, and am looking to.
I go to ogormans, 3 hour drive is all. I buy enough for a few years. Store it in a cool dry area.

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: TheBig1] #6262037
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Originally Posted By: TheBig1
Gentlemen, as a new trapper, I guess that I get caught up in the hype of things being labeled specifically for Trappers.

What wax EXACTLY do you purchase at Hobby Lobby and Michael’s? Although I know to stay away from the scented waxes, I know how my luck goes. I’ll spend money on something that I shouldn’t have while thinking that it was the right product and waste money and time doing things. And probably waste a lot of dirt.

Specific links would be ideal.


10 lb block of paraffin wax. I use a product called a Salad shooter to shave it. Works great for my needs. No link but the SKU number is 224097 at Hobby Lobby.

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: RickA] #6262105
06/18/18 10:12 AM
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10 lb block of paraffin wax. I use a product called a Salad shooter to shave it. Works great for my needs. No link but the SKU number is 224097 at Hobby Lobby.
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Thank you very much for the SKU#. That’s the type of information I was looking for. My wife also has an old school salad shooter. Time to get it out and put it to work


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Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6262197
06/18/18 02:46 PM
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I get it from og's too. It is small beads of wax - not shaved. Not sure what type of wax it is though


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Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6262224
06/18/18 04:02 PM
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Iv'e used the Hobby Lobby 10 pound blocks of candle wax for three seasons with no issues. I melt then pour into the heated dirt/sand mix in a cement mixer. The Micheals candle wax has more of an odor, did some for a friend with it and he trapped coyotes..


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Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6262680
06/19/18 07:48 AM
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bead wax is usually paraffin

Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6263730
06/20/18 02:37 PM
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Sounds like we could all be using different types of wax to get the same thing?


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Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6263756
06/20/18 03:28 PM
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Yep. The candle wax is paraffin too.. Much cheaper..


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Re: Wax for wax dirt [Re: possumcatcher] #6263791
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Another name for the bead wax is prill.

Soy wax costs too much to refine the oil away for what we use it for.

Bees wax, refined enough to use as pillar candles, or remove the sweetness, cost as much as a truck payment.

I'm pretty sure "trapping wax" is all paraffin though I could be wrong. Wax secrets go back long before Jack jumped over the candle stick.

There are a couple of guys on here that know a lot about "trapping wax' but I think they are done arguing lol.





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