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    clean cast iron before waxing?

    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

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Miner View Post
    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.
    +2 ^^^^^^

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    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.

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    Green scotch pad and MS....

    (see a pattern here ? )
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    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

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    Don't use wax use Boeshield.

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    "...after waxing the planer bed"

    Dumb question alert: It's dirt, right? Not black marks from your planer's rollers, right?


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    If i rub a scrap of wood on tje planer bed, i get black marks on it

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    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.

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    I too use mineral spirits and then rewax. I also clean both the metal infeed and outfeed rollers with Toluene or paint thinner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Erik Christensen View Post
    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
    That's what I do.

  14. Same thing Jerry said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom M King View Post
    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.
    Tom, that link is dead and I'm curious what you are referring to. Thanks

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