Melt and re-pour Carnauba paste wax

**Da Fats** · 04-27-2010, 10:43 AM

thanks

**christian900se** · 04-27-2010, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by Da Fats

My collinite 915 has this issue... Is this possible from it being heated in the sun or in storage bins in the back of the truck on a hot day?

Waxes are not cheap... I'd hate to ruin an entire tin by having it separate but If I shouldn't be using it in this condition then I guess its better then nothing...

Please advise ... thanks in advance

Chris

If your 915 has loose chunks in the tin, that is most likely from getting knocked around or shock from being dropped as I have never seen any 915 have that happen naturally.

You would not ruin the wax either; consider that this is how they are produced in the first place.

**Da Fats** · 04-27-2010, 06:08 PM

Thanks I might have to try this out to rehab the tin... I end up putting it on heavier when chunks get into the applicators... which with collinite is a pain to get off... Might fix the issue I have been having with it

**A4 1.8tqm** · 05-02-2010, 06:41 AM

Re-poured portion of wax still looks good, hope it stay's that way...

Originally Posted by Da Fats

Thanks I might have to try this out to rehab the tin... I end up putting it on heavier when chunks get into the applicators... which with collinite is a pain to get off... Might fix the issue I have been having with it

Be sure to post the result if you do it!

**rcomito** · 05-07-2010, 02:34 PM

New guy here. For what it's worth, when I was in the military, I used
to strip my boots twice a year. I'd melt my shoe polish (double boiler
style) and reapply to the boots with lots of elbow grease while the
wax was still melted. I'd then burnish the freshly applied wax and
follow up with a spit shine after the can of wax had rehardened. My
boots always looked great and the can of polish never separated or
cracked.

BTW. This practice was not followed while I was in a war zone.

Rick

**A4 1.8tqm** · 02-07-2012, 02:13 AM

Just for fun, I did a new experiment (two years later LOL). I melted down a small portion of both Wolfgang Fuzion and AutoGlym HD, combined them and poured the mix into an empty wax tub.

Here's a time lapse I made of the process-

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PzR9-ZrPXI]Combine Fuzion and Autoglym HD Wax Timelapse - YouTube[/video]

The thought behind this mix was to combine the amazing usability of Fuzion (it spreads so buttery smooth and removes very easlily) with the durability and awesome water sheeting of Autoglym HD (which it not quite as user-friendly).

A quick first impression, just rubbing the new wax with my finger, it is very hard. It does not melt slightly under your finger as pure Fuzion does so nicely. A couple swipes of a foam applicator barely picks up any wax at all, but an extremely thin film of wax is transferred to the paint. If it doesn't go well in a full test, I'm thinking about remelting it and adding some Collinite 845 IW in attempt to soften the mix a little.

I'll put it in a side by side test and post the results if there is any interest.

**PPLd** · 02-07-2012, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by A4 1.8tqm

A quick first impression, just rubbing the new wax with my finger, it is very hard. It does not melt slightly under your finger as pure Fuzion does so nicely. A couple swipes of a foam applicator barely picks up any wax at all, but an extremely thin film of wax is transferred to the paint. If it doesn't go well in a full test, I'm thinking about remelting it and adding some Collinite 845 IW in attempt to soften the mix a little.

I'll put it in a side by side test and post the results if there is any interest.

David,

I have heard that the addition of Polycharger into molten paste wax will make it soft like wet mud after cooled. That may not be desirable for paste wax. I think you may add some polycharged paint sealants to see how it come out?

**A4 1.8tqm** · 02-07-2012, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by PPLd

David,

I have heard that the addition of Polycharger into molten paste wax will make it soft like wet mud after cooled. That may not be desirable for paste wax. I think you may add some polycharged paint sealants to see how it come out?

Interesting! Maybe just a little bit will do the trick. I definitely have some more experimenting to do, in what small spare time I have to play with this stuff. Any sealants in the PBMA lines polycharged? I forget...

**Shawnw** · 03-03-2012, 06:11 PM

Pretty sure BFWD is polycharged, but I could be mistaken? I'd like to see some updates on this as well...stumbled across it while searching for paste waxes lol.