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wax resist - to forest

updated wed 28 feb 07

 

L. P. Skeen on tue 27 feb 07


Hello Forest,

I have been using wax resist for over 10 years now and have never seen ANY
brand that took longer than a couple of minutes to dry. You don't say what
kind you are using, what your application technique is, or what your wax
resist looks like, but it sounds to me like perhaps you are applying it too
thickly. Try adding some water to thin the stuff down; it shouldn't be ANY
thicker than buttermilk, if that thick. You don't need much to do the job,
so one coat should do it. I get my wax resist from Campbell's pottery
supply.

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L. P. Skeen, Summerfield NC, USA
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