[TheForge] Question from Roger Olsen

[Michael Horgan]

The higher the needle point number, the softer the wax.  I would think the 
harder waxes, (lower numbers), would be better for furnishes. Not so 
subject to breaking the protective film by abrasion.


>I visited their web site and wanted to buy some of their acid free
>microcrystalline wax.  They sell 4
>different kinds of microcrystalline wax,  they all have a relatively high
>melting point, around 170 to
>180, but they are also rated by 'needle point'  which varies from  16 / 19
>to  60 / 80.  I asked the
>company just what did needle point mean and they really had no clue.   I
>assumed needle point would
>have some relationship to hardness but I also assume melting point does as
>well.  Does anyone out
>there know what needle point means in this context, and whether a higher or
>lower needle point would
>work best in the mixture for ironwork finish?
>
>Here is the web page that lists their waxes.
>
>
>
>
>http://nt.bnt.com/talas/menu.html?category=203
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Roger Olsen
>
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