Hot wax machine for bottles

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Sailman
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Hot wax machine for bottles

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Well I think I might have made a mistake I was at the flea market today and I saw this hot wax machine Hey goes up to 80゚ Celsius. The bottle wax that I have currently said That it's best used between 250 and 275 Fahrenheit. Well 80 C is I think a 172 Fahrenheit. So I have a question is there a way to get more out More out of this without changing the heating elements? To be honest I haven't even opened it up to see what's inside but it doesn't take long to heat up.
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I got as much of the old wax out as I could. I dropped in some copper colored bottle wax to see if it would work and it seems to be melting. I will report back after I finish cleaning net and add more wax to see how it does.
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I finally got around to testing the wax machine. I have to say it's not too bad, I didn't think it was gonna work but I guess the proof is in the pudding. Not bad at all for something I got at the flea market for $10. So if you're looking to buy something like this they can be found on Amazon it's just a hot wax melter that some of the ladies use for their bikini waxing. One thing that I will add is it sometime for it to heat up. But after everything is good and melted it works quite well.
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At least it worked. Good score then especially for $10!
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Easiest way to get the old wax out is to put some water in it. The wax will float to the top and harden when cooled...
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Looks very nice. What is your wax mix?

I started off using paraffin but hated the way it peeled or really didn't peel off. I switched to a mix of paraffin and hot glue sticks and that peels off the bottle much nicer. But always looking for better ideas.
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