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[Chmaiden]

Have just sanded down my bats -normally I chuck a couple of thin layers on but have bought a lump of beeswax. Is it one or the other? How do I actually put the beeswax on? Just rub it on then buff?

[BigBlueMachine]

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=15816.msg255028#msg255028

[Sam]

Melt the beeswax and then add an equal amount of linseed oil to it. If you then leave it to cool in some sort of pot , you should get a nice wax!

[Chmaiden]

ok - i've chucked a couple of thin layers of linseed onto the bats and have purchased a bar of beeswax from Bunnings....how do i go about getting the beeswax on the bat?!?!  Seems like a silly question really?  Do i use it like shoe polish and get a cloth, rub some on the cloth and then rub onto the bat then buff off?

[i feel a bit of an idiot asking!!!]

[patriotscreen]

Sam said it in one! Combine the two, it's much nicer than just oil.

[Number 11]

Just blended up some bat wax, used approximately 10 grams wax and filled the rest of a 2 ounce tobacco tin with oil.
Nice soft consistency that melts under your finger tips.

[Chmaiden]

sounds cool - how did you melt the wax? (prob v obvious!)

[Rowan]

Try a Microwave?

[WalkingWicket37]

sounds cool - how did you melt the wax? (prob v obvious!)

I put mine in a jar and stood the jar in boiling water & stirred the wax

[Number 11]

I use an electric hotplate/foodwarmer. Chuck it all in the tin, stir occasionally till all the wax has melted.

[WalkingWicket37]

A bean tin & a blowtorch also work though!

[Number 11]

Be careful not to let it get too hot with the blowtorch

[WalkingWicket37]

Be careful not to let it get too hot with the blowtorch

It melted down in seconds, then boiled and started spitting...
It was perfectly safe, honest...

[Number 11]

It melted down in seconds, then boiled and started spitting...
It was perfectly safe, honest...

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