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Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer #7705217
10/31/22 11:44 AM
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I always boiled my traps in lye to degrease, never paid much attention to the guys that said to just soak them in dawn dish soap and water. Well I couldn't find any lye locally and of course I had dish soap, so I figured what the heck, it's only a dozen traps.

Soaked them overnight in the good dawn, the 4x degreaser kind, and I was impressed to say the least. Waxed and ready to go in the ground tomorrow

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Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7705249
10/31/22 12:44 PM
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I never thought of using Dawn I will have to try that myself on the next new traps in get


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Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7705251
10/31/22 12:47 PM
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I did half a dozen new traps to get the grease off them and a couple dozen old ones to clean up before rewaxing. A strong shot of Dawn in a bucket of hot water. Swished the traps every so often, worked very well. Doubt I'll ever look for lye again.

Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7705282
10/31/22 02:02 PM
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Many times I have boiled traps in dishwashing pods. I usually throw in 2 or 3 pods per 5 gallons of water.It works fine and is a lot safer than pure lye.

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Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7705311
10/31/22 02:50 PM
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I tried it when my waxed sand mixer was New.

Worked good, and used some 1/4 " rock with water/ Dawn.

Will have to try, be cheaper then purple power


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Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7705332
10/31/22 03:40 PM
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I never have soaked them but have filled the utility sink with hot water and dawn dish soap and washed them like washing the dishes.

Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7705483
10/31/22 07:57 PM
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I put mine in the dishwasher.

Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7705541
10/31/22 08:52 PM
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Martin sounds like a bachelor. LOL If not now.....soon.


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Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: beaverpeeler] #7705578
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Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
Martin sounds like a bachelor. LOL If not now.....soon.


Nah. My wife knows I wouldn’t do something nasty and mess up her fancy appliances.

Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: k snow] #7705925
11/01/22 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by k snow
I did half a dozen new traps to get the grease off them and a couple dozen old ones to clean up before rewaxing. A strong shot of Dawn in a bucket of hot water. Swished the traps every so often, worked very well. Doubt I'll ever look for lye again.



Yep. Dawn in HOT water. Then rinse out with HOT water

Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7706173
11/01/22 03:58 PM
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Does it remove old wax from traps as well?

Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7706763
11/02/22 10:29 AM
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I don't believe it would, but if you boiled them in the dawn/water mixture I'm sure it would take the wax off


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Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7707908
11/03/22 06:13 PM
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Call me lazy, I put some traps in a five gallon bucket of water and dawn tightened the lid down good and put in in my truck bed for a few days of normal driving. That much agitation worked great.

Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7710319
11/06/22 11:01 AM
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Thanks for the tip!!!


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Re: Soaking traps in Dawn...never was a believer [Re: coondagger2] #7717568
11/14/22 05:16 PM
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