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All ingerdients are weighed and sorry I only do Imperial
4oz beeswax
1oz Carnauaba
14 - 16oz Turps
12" squeeze of artists oil pigment Burnt Umber
Course you don't have to use the stain.
Melt the beeswax, carnauaba and stain carefully, add the turps. You may have to re-heat as the turps will cool the mix enough to 'curdle' it. Cool, stir occasionally, store in an airtight container, if it's too soft leave the lid off for a bit of turps evaporation, if it's too stiff re melt and add more turps.
I'm not sure Burnt Umber was quite the best brown, there is another brown, can't remember the name. I just bought this for experiment as using off the shelf stains was a waste of time as they are diluted ready for use. The Burnt Umber is fine for me, it's more of a browny brown rather than a reddy brown which tends to be the popular wax colours. I suppose if I got clever I could add red too........
Tha carnauaba adds a greater shine and can be ommitted, add an extra oz of beeswax instead.
Frisbee
4oz beeswax
1oz Carnauaba
14 - 16oz Turps
12" squeeze of artists oil pigment Burnt Umber
Course you don't have to use the stain.
Melt the beeswax, carnauaba and stain carefully, add the turps. You may have to re-heat as the turps will cool the mix enough to 'curdle' it. Cool, stir occasionally, store in an airtight container, if it's too soft leave the lid off for a bit of turps evaporation, if it's too stiff re melt and add more turps.
I'm not sure Burnt Umber was quite the best brown, there is another brown, can't remember the name. I just bought this for experiment as using off the shelf stains was a waste of time as they are diluted ready for use. The Burnt Umber is fine for me, it's more of a browny brown rather than a reddy brown which tends to be the popular wax colours. I suppose if I got clever I could add red too........
Tha carnauaba adds a greater shine and can be ommitted, add an extra oz of beeswax instead.
Frisbee