Is it necessary? I'm getting black marks on my wood after waxing the planer bed, and I am wondering if it is wax buildup. Do I need to strip the old wax off first, and if so, what do I use? Thanks
Is it necessary? I'm getting black marks on my wood after waxing the planer bed, and I am wondering if it is wax buildup. Do I need to strip the old wax off first, and if so, what do I use? Thanks
If the wax is dirty, like with bits of rust or something, then the dirt will likely transfer to the wood.
I scrub my table top with mineral spirits and a green Scotch pad, wipe clean, then wax (paste wax) and buff.
I do just what Jerry does.
"A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg".
– Samuel Butler
yep, wax in can is pretty dirty. I will try MS, then scrap the dirty layer of wax off the top of the can, then try again.
Green scotch pad and MS....
(see a pattern here ? )
My granddad always said, :As one door closes, another opens".
Wonderful man, terrible cabinet maker...
I do none of that - I am lazy - just add more wax when needed. Any wax transfer to the wood being machined has never been an issue for me - wax does not penetrate and I always have to scrape/sand anyway - no wax goobers have lasted past that part of the process. YMMV
Don't use wax use Boeshield.
"...after waxing the planer bed"
Dumb question alert: It's dirt, right? Not black marks from your planer's rollers, right?
If i rub a scrap of wood on tje planer bed, i get black marks on it
After cleaning by Fosberg method, coat with per FWW test article, http://www.amazon.com/CRC-03007-Mult...words=crc+3.36 leaves no extra residue, attracts and marks off nothing. Lasts longer than wax too. I haven't used anything else since I tried it.
I too use mineral spirits and then rewax. I also clean both the metal infeed and outfeed rollers with Toluene or paint thinner.
Same thing Jerry said.