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137599 "Arthur Bailey" <curiousart@e...> 2004‑10‑08 Re: How to polish the stove (beeswax cleaning)
Hi Bill and all..

> and small is defined how?

> one shopping bag per big *ss pot of water?  or?

Well, in accordion terms, you're not going to need much even for a big
refurbishing job, so we're talking a small, standard, stove top double
boiler. I guess the question is, how much do you *really* need to melt in
one sitting?

 I missed the part about the boiling water, and I suppose that would negate
the whole "flaming wax" part of my post.. But, part of what makes beeswax
so great for accordion repair is (according to folklore) the oils in it
which help to keep it from getting brittle for a long period of time.
Wouldn't boiling it in water somehow remove whatever useful oils are in the
stuff, suspending it in the water? Kind of like making beeswax broth? I
might be in over my head here.

Art



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