I didn’t read thru everything posted…but you should set up a double boil type thing. Wax in one bucket floats in a bucket of water over the flame.

Yes canning wax. It's usually Gulf brand but any paraffin canning wax will work.

I was always told not to use soy based wax, only parrafin wax I get mine from hobby lobby.

Just set them tomorrow and as long as they aren't contaminated, you will be fine.

I bought a 25 pound block off Amazon - pure parrafin

Well it looks like I’m limited to 3.5 blocks for tonight, gonna do my best and pray I catch some yotes! I’ll be more prepared for the next go around. I’m gonna get several blocks from mtp when I get another half dozen traps and I’ll get a pot to keep the wax in it for continuous use. Thank yall for all the replies. I’m a few weeks in now and have caught a bob cat, 2 possums, 3 coons and one beaver!

If it were me I would clean them up the best I could and set them to get the yotes you are after and when that is done, clean your traps and do the lye, dye, was or whatever your treatment methods are. I have only used wax only and I get the wax hot enough to give me a really thin layer or wax.

If you wanted to wax them now and only are waxing 6 traps I would melt a couple 1lbs. blocks in a cake type pan and put the traps in set that way you won't have to scrap the pan slot or dogs and you will use far less wax in my opinion.

Bryce

Thanks Bryce!! Really kicking myself for not thinking of that already. You saved me a lot of worries!

I have heard of people using wax and water but I always use pure wax.

The trap needs to be as hot as the wax if your going to get a good job.. If It's In water then pulled through the wax It will never be as hot as the wax.

Yep, first time this year dying and waxing traps. Did the wax and water thing. Seemed to work great. I just opened a tub of traps that haven’t been set. Traps are rusted and due is flaking off. I would still be setting them but will be using just wax next year.

Personally I would set unwaxed traps today and just roll on. You have a new spot to trap and you are excited so go do it. Wax when you have the time.

And how is that if wax is melted in boiling water it will be the temperature of the water. And I have tride it with water and it does work

Hardly any is on the trap, it's making it deep enough to cover the trap is the problem. Buy it in a 10 lb block at a candle supply store, will last many years.

… pure wax … I filled a pot full of black trap wax years ago and still use it

… it’ll make your traps so dark you’ll worry they might steal your truck

If you keep a couple inches of water in (under) your wax when the wax goes back into a block you can remove the plug of wax and pour off the water that’s full of trash you don’t need in your way to help keep it cleaner.

When I treat my land or canine traps I boil them in a lye based solution and have my wax kettle melted down as well. When I bring the hot traps out of the boiling solution I can quick dip them in clean water and while still hot the water evaporates right off and then I dip them in the wax. The traps are still very hot and they will bubble and boil a bit but will soon take on that nice thin coat of wax I like to have. A good hot breezy day and all three aspects are completed. The same type of weather works well for dipping the Speed dip traps as well.

Bryce

When i used to wax, i used to use the water/wax method and never had any problems. Maybe i was doing it wrong?

When i used it 30 yrs ago i used only wax not with water. For the last 30 plus yrs just dye or paint to protect the trap

My new wax cooker. Wife picked it up today at an estate auction for $5