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Old dirt wax melted #8533877
Yesterday at 07:40 PM
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I’ve got several big lumps of dirt wax saved from over the years, stuff that was bead, flake, powder or whatever it was originally but over the summer it melts into single lumps because of the summer temps. It’s bagged up and in buckets in an odor free shed no lure, baits or petroleum products in that shed. I can’t use my grinder for it with skunk gland going through it. I tried a skill saw that was an unproductive mess.

Might just use it for trap wax unless someone has a better idea of how to make it useable again.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Old dirt wax melted [Re: Law Dog] #8533881
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Cheese grater?

Re: Old dirt wax melted [Re: Law Dog] #8533901
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Herse a tip tman.
The ingredient for wax,
that keeps it from "clumping", Stinks bad.
Salesman that have this,
would like you to believe,
that you cannot use clump wax.
And many believe em.





Re: Old dirt wax melted [Re: Law Dog] #8533910
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I just break them up there best I can , get sand pretty hot and throw chunks in.
Use a shovel to mash them down a bit, and let it melt in.

But I use a mixer and weed burner.

Don't know what to say if you solar melt it.
I've tried that method and it always rains.


Let me sugar coat this
Re: Old dirt wax melted [Re: Law Dog] #8533926
Yesterday at 08:14 PM
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I wonder if a guy could do like they do with lead shot by dropping screened drops into cold water (I know hot wax and water don’t mix) but I’d be away from any flame dropping small amounts at a time?

Even solar might work that’s kind of how it became one lump in the first place. Thanks for the solar idea.

Last edited by Law Dog; Yesterday at 08:16 PM.

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Re: Old dirt wax melted [Re: Law Dog] #8533934
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Originally Posted by Law Dog
I wonder if a guy could do like they do with lead shot by dropping screened drops into cold water (I know hot wax and water don’t mix) but I’d be away from any flame dropping small amounts at a time?

Even solar might work that’s kind of how it became one lump in the first place. Thanks for the solar idea.



Exactly what I was thinking

I like the cheese grater idea too but it would be a lot more work

Re: Old dirt wax melted [Re: BTLowry] #8533936
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Originally Posted by BTLowry
Originally Posted by Law Dog
I wonder if a guy could do like they do with lead shot by dropping screened drops into cold water (I know hot wax and water don’t mix) but I’d be away from any flame dropping small amounts at a time?

Even solar might work that’s kind of how it became one lump in the first place. Thanks for the solar idea.



Exactly what I was thinking

I like the cheese grater idea too but it would be a lot more work



Yes 5 lb maybe but 25 lb is too much to grade.


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: Old dirt wax melted [Re: Law Dog] #8533941
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Reheat it however you want and break it back apart by hand. Depending on "tacky" the wax is you can throw it in a larger container and just drop a sledge hammer on it until it is small enough pieces that you can break apart by hand or running it through a quality sifter. I have it happen every year to any leftover waxed dirt I have I just break it apart with a hammer. If you can't break it apart you have used way more wax then necessary.

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And after you get it warmed and broken apart, thoroughly mix and add more dry sand or dirt to it and re-mix.

Obviously, there was too much wax in the original mix.

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I would find a clean hard area, place down a clean tarp first, then a 1/2 sheet of good plywood on top of the tarp. Get one of those asphalt tampers (clean) that have the cast iron weighted squared off bottom and smash it all down until you can get it into more workable pieces.

Then it can be sifted or worked into more manageable pieces. Or just sledge it down with a larger hand held sledge hammer.

Just a couple ideas that I would try.

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Spend some of that skunk tail money and buy new wax. Might actually save you money in the long run.

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