I really dropped the ball on making waxed dirt. I have the flake wax. I do not have 100% dry dirt. if I heated up some partially dry dirt in an old pan on a propane burner, would that get it dry enough to wax without giving it a smell?

I use heat lamps as long as you don’t scorch the wax it’s scent free not a fast way to wax but easier on the dirt, waxed baby powder dirt it worthless to me I like it course for drainage.

I cook the dirt on a wood stove till I see steam come up.

I've made waxed dirt using a microwave.

how long does the heat lamp method take?

Reviving this one, as I plan to make my own. Intended to use a propane burner but a friend is saying I’ll likely introduce a scent.

Anybody got a proven method they’re willing to share?

I have an old crock pot and I make batches while I am doing other stuff in garage on weekends in offseason.
Works very well and I’ve been doing this method for many years.
Jim

Do you dry your dirt/sand before putting it in the crockpot?

I use a cement mixer, 3 pounds of Hobby Lobby wax beads (paraffin not palm or coconut), and 100 pounds of play sand. I heat it with a weed burner as the cement mixer turns with the sand in it. As long as there are no organics in it you really don’t need to worry. I use a hand held thermal thermometer and try to keep the temperature around 140-150. If you have sand or dirt with organics then keep it 140 or less. Once the sand gets to 140-145 I add the wax and let it mix with no heat. I leave it running until the temp gets down to either the current ambient temp or 70 degrees. Obviously if the ambient temps are higher it’s not going down to 70.

I made a couple hundred gallons this way last year and had plenty of coyote success. The play sand really simplifies the process. I don’t have time to gather it and haul it.

I use a big electric roaster.
Set the temp on my roaster about 190 IIRC
Throw about 2 inches of dirt in it and add flaked wax and stir it occasionally until I get what I'm looking for, which is to shed water droplets .
Then I dump it onto a tarp and spread it out to cool before putting it in a 5 gallon bucket with a sealed lid

Very important . Otherwise it will get mold.