It’s happened twice… I do that thing, you know, throw the half used bar on the dashboard and run out to catch some waves … or leave it on the seat so I can find it before it gets too hot in the car.
NOPE, again, I have a lake of melted (now hardened) wax on my seat. FML!
I’m looking for some great suggestions to keep wax intact, possibly “cooled” while I’m out shredding.
Pleeeease :) ((ohh you can be creative too, make me laugh. But seriously, I need a solution.))
If the wax melts it takes the shape of the container which is about the same shape as a regular bar of sex wax. The bottom of the container is flexible so you can easily pop it out after it hardens up again. I used to get melted wax all over my Jeep until I got one. The detachable wax comb is a bonus. I'm always losing those things, but since it clips to the container I've managed to keep them longer.
Bills plastic bag idea is basically the same thing only cheaper.
I used to have a cheapo styrofoam cooler in my car for beer at the beach. I think I picked it up at a 7-11. It had a plastic handle on top that would rotate up to snap the lid on. I used to keep wax in it on hot days. The insulation would keep it a nice normal temp in my car, even when the car was around 120 degrees. I really need to put it back in the car, because my wax has been melting everywhere. I have it all in a plastic bag, and it melted into a giant glob. I don’t even know if half of it is the right temp, but it’s a big bar of Sex Wax/Sticky Bumps melted together now.
I have a plastic Rubbermaid type box that I keep a leash, wax, sunscreen and a bottle of rinse water in. I toss my wettie in it after session so there’s always some water sloshing around the bottom of it. Works great to keep you wax from melting and if it does, you can just peel it off the bottom of the container.
The Sex Wax container is my fav for storing wax in my car, although I normally have about a half dozen or so bars and only a couple containers - one for my car, and one for my girlfriend’s. The other bars of wax go in a ziplock plastic bag - like Bill mentions - and live in a backpack with various other surf stuff - extra fins, fin keys, leash, towels, etc. - that I grab on the way out to surf. The wax in my backpack never melts. The wax in the container does on super hot days, but it’s in a wax shaped container so no biggie. The only times I have melted wax problems are when my GF forgets to put the open bars back into their homes. Mostly, that occurs in the bed of my truck.
On a hot afternoon someone asked if I had any wax. I opened the hatch on my wagon and it was... gone? It had melted right in to the carpeting. Zip-Lok baggies like Bill Thrailkill mentioned at least contain the stuff.
To remove melted wax from upholstery, here is what I do. It's easier if the wax is softened with heat. Use a butter knife or credit card to scrape off the surface layer. Get some Coleman Fuel (white gas) on a clean rag and dab at it. Use another clean rag or paper towel to blot the dissolved wax out. It'll take multiple application/blot attempts. A good idea might be to test the fuel on a hidden part of the upholstery to make sure it doesn't affect the color.
Some upholstery shampoo and a wet vac or rag help remove the last of it.
Coleman fuel is also my 'go to' for cleaning boards. It evaporates and leaves little if any residue.
Just a note…I was under the impression that “White Gas” is little more than unleaded gasoline. For years I have used it (regular unleaded) in my Svea camp stove as it’s cheaper than paying for the Coleman packaged can. I may be wrong but, it works like a champ. Side note to the thread - I would highly recommend the Svea until I just checked to see if it’s still available - got mine around 1970 - but it now retails for about $100 - Holy Toots!
As for the wax deal - My truck has cup holders/storage niches set in the door sides - down low - I leave an old paper coffee cup in one and toss the wax in. Low tech…
I like the idea of leaving it on the dash and letting it melt into the defrost vents - a blast of summer smell in the frigid winter days when you crank the heat. Better than “that new car smell”.
“Go to” for cleaning up boards - Lacquer thinner - no oily residue that gas can leave.
Nah, White Gas is Naptha. Not quite the same thing, Gasoline has Toluene and Benzene in it. Ick! I wouldn’t cook with it unless you’re practicing for a post-apocalypse chili cook-off.
I use Orange Oil for cleaning boards.
As far as getting it off upholstery, scrape as much off as you can while its hard. If you scrape it while its soft, you’ll just smear it around. Then use your cleaner of choice to extract the last spots. Blot, blot, blot.