Can I just put the chain part in water to get a bit of rust? To take on dye.

I just put them outside in the weather for a few days.

Or soak them in a bucket with a little dish soap to get rid of the oil. They will rust nicely after that.

Thank you I don’t feel the need to boil everything in Ajax cause it’s all kinda clean. But I do wanna re dye in the logwood.

Carwash

I don't dye traps anymore...clean & wax.

After I get a little rust I then dye them using maple and oak leaves.

Is the old adage nonsense? Asking seriously. The old books stress so much about odor. I’ve seen guys set traps with bare hands and I’ve read that’s a no no. I feel like as long as you’re not being stupid like spitting snuff and junk you can still make catches. Clean trap after every catch? That just isn’t realistic??

Agree, load it in the truck pay a couple bucks done

The biggest thing is having confidence in whatever system you use.

I do not boil and wax. You will not eliminate human scent on the trap or the set site no matter what you do. Eric

clean is clean. no need to dye (in my opinion)

then, wax.

but you should do what gives you confidence.

I cleaned, dyed and waxed for YEARS.

Have never waxed a trap.Have always dyed them.I do now paint my conibears for Fisher and marten.

Yup stopped all the waxing, dying stuff a few years ago. Your at the site you touched something but animals are curious just because you were there doesn't deter them unless they are over pressured, haven't noticed a change in catch percentage but noticed the savings in time and cost for sure. Just my opinion, all I do is spray off new traps at the car wash and let them sit outside

I think sometimes people let the animals out think them instead of thinking like the animal

Worry more about putting a trap where the critters gonna step than what people tell you you need to treat your traps with...

By dying my traps I also want them to last a few years also.Traps are getting more and more expensive to buy.

Power wash them, set them outside a while.
I don't think the waxing thing is much benefit.
Dyeing them makes em look " sexy".

Geez, I only tried it once and found it painful. You must be tougher than me.

Dave I’m all about sexy traps. Thank you!