I wasn't really planning on it. I was going to degrease,rust and paint.

thanks!

That will work.

I got a 6 new duke 550’s in a couple weeks ago cause I wanted to try them out. I didn’t want to take the time to get water boiling and wax hot for 6 traps so I took them down to the carwash and washed the off threw them in my trap tote with sage brush and went and put them in the ground. Caught a coyote and a red fox. I will dye and wax them before next season to protect them but I don’t think waxing is necessary if you’re painting them, it will make them faster but you’ll still catch critters if you don’t

then wax. LOL i advocate wax.

Wax Is a feel good thing. It's gone after the first 2 catches.

Skip the rusting part, and I would skip the painting part too. Go straight from de-greasing to wax.

Depends on what youre trapping. A must for the lighter critters. with rats ive seen them swim up and climb all over unwaxed traps, jump down and swim away....it made a believer out of me. yea you are correct i generally "feel good" when im taking a critter out of the trap.

So you don't wax your k-9 traps?

Well if you weaken the springs then you won't have to wax those rat traps and rats won't be jumping up and down on your traps and swimming away.
And If you don't want to weaken your rat trap springs then just paint those traps. Paint will just about give you the same results as wax will. And It's a heck of a lot eaiser to paint traps then It Is to wax them.

Nope. Haven't waxed or dyed a canine trap In 10 years or so. All my canine traps are powder coated.

yes weaken, paint and wax. waxing traps is a very simple task. forget the dye. paint is optional as well

Waxing traps is fast and simple. I wax.

Where I trap,I wax everything-snares and bodygrips included.It makes them perform better.
And its not gone after a catch here in winter when most of us trap,including footholds.
The beav thinks everyone in North America traps in the same conditions as he does,lol.

So waxing Is easier then painting? How many Lbs of wax does it take to fill a decent sized pot so you can submerge a trap? Let alone 5 or 6 traps.

I can dump 1 gallon of paint In a 5 gallon pail the add 2 gallons of water, stir and start dipping. I'm going to be done before your wax Is hot. LOL

I'm talking about rat traps and small BGs

Why are you always in a rush Beave-stop and smell the roses.

No not required

Osky

Work easier not harder Boco. When you have 400 rat sized foot holds to paint wax or what ever you do to them you need to be efficient. Dipping In paint seems to me the best way to go.

Agreed. I won't set an unwaxed rat trap anymore.