[TheForge] oil/paraffin coating

Sun Apr 11 17:40:00 2004

Thanks Lynn,

I knew I'd seen something recently, I appreciate it.

You wouldn't be thinking of carnuba wax would you?  That's just Johnson's
paste wax.  I'm not sure what carbola might be.  My dictionary says carbolic
acid is phenol, and carbolic is pertaining to or derived from coal-tar oil.
Could be either one?

Regards, Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Lynn Emrich
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TheForge] oil/paraffin coating

Kevin and all,
On this forum I was introduced to a home made wax mix.
It's just bees wax, mineral spirits, and linseed oil
mixed in equal proportions. I have bought every kind
of rust preventive that I could find but this mix out
performs them all, even the most expensive!
I was advised not to use boiled linseed oil but it's
what I had and seems to work fine. The latest batch I
added more bees wax and like the consistency better. I
would add Carbola (how ever it's spelled) if I could
find a small amount.
Cheaper is sometimes better, Lynn

--- Kevin Donaho e <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> There recently was mention of a paraffin/motor oil
> mix for keeping machinery
> from rusting, would someone please refresh my memory
> on that recipe?  Or any
> other type of handy cosmoline type of protectors,
> thanks,
>
> Kevin Donahoe

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