AnchorSeal

[Jim Becker]

Kurt, paraffin wax is made from petroleum...

[Kurt Forbes]

so how does one emulsify wax?
I am guessing it is a difficult process or you would not worry about buying Anchorseal.

[Curt Fuller]

Maybe you could warm up a chunk of parrafin wax and put it in the blender with a little warm water and hit purree.

Yesterday I cut some bowl blanks and sealed them with anchorseal. Left them on a big sheet of cardboard on the patio to dry. Went in the house and a had a couple jolts and completely forgot they were out there. It rained in the night and this morning when I when out all of the anchorseal was washed off and all over the patio. I guess we'll see if it makes for a good concrete sealer.

[Dick Strauss]

guys,
our local turning club bought a 55gal drum. When we divided it up, it came to $32 per 5 gal and $7-8 for single gallons including shipping. If you can get 11 guys who want 5 gal each, order it by the drum and save the money.

I've gone through over a gallon in the last six months and I apply it sparingly so five gallons isn't really that much. If it dries in the can, you can add water and it will turn back into a liquid. I know because I was desperate one day when I was at the bottom of my first gallon can and noticed some dried AS under the rim of the can. After adding some water and doing some swishing with a paintbrush, I had more AS to use.

[Jim Becker]

so how does one emulsify wax?
I am guessing it is a difficult process or you would not worry about buying Anchorseal.

I suspect that is true...and they have different formulas, depending on whether freezing is an issue or not...