Re: Taking off old wax and dye
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08/11/21 09:26 PM
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BigBob
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Lye works wonders, if you can find it. Used in meth making.
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Re: Taking off old wax and dye
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08/17/21 12:11 AM
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Flint Lock
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Heard a guy on YouTube say half vinegar half water will work as well but don’t have a lot of trust in all the trappers on YouTube. Thanks for the responses I use vinegar to remove scale and plating and it works. I get a gallon of cleaning vinegar (stronger than cooking vinegar) at the grocery store and dump it in a 5 gallon bucket with water and let the parts soak for a few days. I use this method anytime I need to remove mill scale from steel, not just traps. I haven't used it to remove wax but I think it would be worth a shot. Cheap and non-toxic. I have used muriatic acid to remove speed dip and that is also very effective at dissolving wax. Whitetail Properties has a video on youtube showing that method. It only takes about an hour, but that stuff is very toxic. Some say the strong acid isn't very good for the springs and it probably isn't in certain circumstances, but I don't know if the occasional 1-hour bath once a year or whatever is enough to cause any issues. That traps I did last year with it are working fine.
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Re: Taking off old wax and dye
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08/17/21 09:43 AM
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Law Dog
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I save my dye and simmer last years traps in that and skim off the old wax after the traps have been power washed then make up this years batch of dye. I let the traps sit out and get wet to see if rust appears then dye them with this years dye batch and wax at the same time then store until needed.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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Re: Taking off old wax and dye
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08/17/21 02:20 PM
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Blackies has a liquid remover that seems to work well also.
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Re: Taking off old wax and dye
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08/17/21 10:34 PM
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bhugo
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Lye drain cleaner works wonders on wax, oils and any other organic scent.
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Re: Taking off old wax and dye
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08/18/21 09:16 AM
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PAskinner
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I don't understand the extra boiling in lye. When I boil my traps in bark or sumac tops, the old dye and wax come off. They are then rinsed and waxed.
Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.
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Re: Taking off old wax and dye
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08/18/21 09:23 AM
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trappergbus
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I don't understand the extra boiling in lye. When I boil my traps in bark or sumac tops, the old dye and wax come off. They are then rinsed and waxed. x2, lye weakens the springs. Boiling in tannin solution cleans and creates a non rusting compound. Easy peasy
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Re: Taking off old wax and dye
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08/19/21 12:47 AM
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bhugo
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Rust weakens springs, lye cannot. Lye cleans,degreases and deodorizes traps much better than dye alone. This can be done in a variety of ways though. I only do this with my coyote traps.
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