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Offline swiftden

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Cotton seed oil - could it be used in the mix for wax dipping supers?
« on: October 24, 2015, 07:08:24 am »
Gday
I know where i can get a heap of used cotton seed oil. Does anyone know if this could be mixed with parrafin wax for dipping bee boxes?
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Allan
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Offline Oldbeavo

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Re: Cotton seed oil - could it be used in the mix for wax dipping supers?
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2015, 06:55:06 am »
Why not use microcrystaline wax, 1/3 micro and 2/3 parrafin?
Will the cottonseed bleed back out in hot weather?
Microcrystaline is cheaper through candle supplies rather than bee supplies.
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Offline swiftden

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Re: Cotton seed oil - could it be used in the mix for wax dipping supers?
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2015, 08:55:44 am »
Sorry it was meant to read microcrystaline wax. Normally i would add boiled linseed oil to it. just wondering if cotton seed oil could be used instead.
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Offline Michael Bush

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Re: Cotton seed oil - could it be used in the mix for wax dipping supers?
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2015, 06:28:13 pm »
Any kind of liquid oil is going to make it thinner and, on a hot day, "wetter".  I would not add oil to it.  I would add gum rosin to it.
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