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Date:         Thu, 20 Feb 2003 22:24:54 -0500
Reply-To:     Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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From:         Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: A Homemade Waxoyl Experiment.........
Comments: To: "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20030221021953.51305.qmail@web12207.mail.yahoo.com>
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so you put an open flame to a heated liquid petroleum mix and it ignited. is this something that you didn't expect? at normal temperatures this stuff is not going to be that flammable, especially when you only apply a coating under a 1/8". the important point is the ignition temperature or vapor temperature, every flammable product that is sold has a spec sheet with this information. the spec sheets aren't always the easiest to get, but should be readily available for all your components except that candle.:) you should look them up.

jonathan

On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Phil S. wrote:

> I dont think this recepe is very safe becouse i took a > match to my little batch of Homemade Waxoyl and POOF! > up in flames. Maybe its the Church candle i used or > maybe its the turpentine i dont know. I dont like > coating my van with anything that stays flameable so > im not going to apply this.......perhaps i did > something wrong, here's what i did: > I picked up a couple quarts of Turpentine, a 16oz."San > Lazaro" candle for 1$ and a quart of motor oil. Then i > mixed about 1/3 of each into a small glass jar. First > i placed the jar filled with wax only on our old > coffee maker to melt the wax.....then i mixed 1/3 > turpentine 1/3 motor oil and mixed and let cool. It > cools to feel a little harder than putty. > > the directions say this: > 12 oz. candle wax/bee's wax > 2 1/4 qts. turpentine > 1 qt. mineral/light engine oil > > Use a cheese grater to crumble the wax into the > turpentine, stirring > constantly. Place in a warm (not hot) place till the > wax is thoroughly > dissolved. Thin with mineral/engine oil to a > brushing/spraying > consistancy. > Use a garden type wand sprayer (the hand pump > type...don't muck up the > Graco) or a pump for 90 wt. gear oil. The goo is just > that...adhesive > and > pretty much stays where it's put. Great if it's used > where looks don't > count. > > This stuff goes for about $40 a gal. under the WaxOyl > name, and both > Eastwood, and various British car suppliers sell it. > > Try <http://www.brit.ca/~tboiceycomics/service.html> > if you're not up > to all > this muck-ing about, and want someone else to do it;-) > >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ >


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