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Trap prep #8521024 12/10/25 08:15 PM 12/10/25 08:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Up a creek MT jnsff69 OP trapper
jnsff69 OP trapper Joined: Dec 2017 Up a creek MT	I know there's a few posts bout trap prep already but.... I usually use log wood dye then wax. Has anybody tried that Renno's Trap dye with good outcomes? Reading the description it says nearly rust proof and odorless, no need for wax. Just wondering how accurate that statement is on the no need for wax. Maybe I can save a step next year before season.. Thoughts Ya can't miss fur if yur traps are out somewhere. Or so I've been told.

Re: Trap prep [Re: jnsff69] #8521065 12/10/25 08:55 PM 12/10/25 08:55 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 W NY Turtledale trapper
Turtledale trapper Joined: Mar 2020 W NY	Ive used Rennos, it dyed them fine but not anything different than any other I've used. And yes I waxed afterwards. NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers

Re: Trap prep [Re: jnsff69] #8521144 12/10/25 10:17 PM 12/10/25 10:17 PM
Joined: Apr 2025 NY B Bob Luderman trapper
Bob Luderman trapper B Joined: Apr 2025 NY	jnsff69 i have tried every method out there and always come back to logwood crystals and pete ricards trap wax altho when i have time i will boil-up some black walnuts and run it thru a big framed -in screen to a clean barrel clean the screen and run it thru the screen again the end product works incredible well

Re: Trap prep [Re: jnsff69] #8521464 Yesterday at 11:22 AM Yesterday at 11:22 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Rochester, MN Teacher trapper
Teacher trapper Joined: Nov 2010 Rochester, MN	I think coloring and coating is a matter of principle. I used to dye and wax. Then I tried Andy Stoe’s speed dip. It took one season to figure out doing it in July (instead of October), and thinning it w-a-y down made a huge difference. Tried Formula One and had rust bleed thru in a couple spots. Then I tried rattle can paint followed by thorough drying and a dip in Full Metal Jacket. Wow. That was the way to go—for me. If you want to spend time boiling, soaking in the dye pot for 30 minutes or longer, drying and hot wax dipping, have at it. It’s good to feel like a mountain man if that’s your thing. For me, I got better things to do with my time. Never too old to learn

Re: Trap prep [Re: Teacher] #8521538 Yesterday at 01:13 PM Yesterday at 01:13 PM
Joined: Mar 2025 Michigan H Hunter8282 trapper
Hunter8282 trapper H Joined: Mar 2025 Michigan	Originally Posted by Teacher I think coloring and coating is a matter of principle. I used to dye and wax. Then I tried Andy Stoe’s speed dip. It took one season to figure out doing it in July (instead of October), and thinning it w-a-y down made a huge difference. Tried Formula One and had rust bleed thru in a couple spots. Then I tried rattle can paint followed by thorough drying and a dip in Full Metal Jacket. Wow. That was the way to go—for me. If you want to spend time boiling, soaking in the dye pot for 30 minutes or longer, drying and hot wax dipping, have at it. It’s good to feel like a mountain man if that’s your thing. For me, I got better things to do with my time. Teacher, What did you find the dip in FMJ did for your spray-painted traps vs. not dipping them and spray paint only?

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