Been looking it up now. Wouldn’t a glass jar work? Can leave the wax in it to reuse too. Need to find the wax though, I know local shops don’t have it.
The wax needs to be melted, so a slow cooker or something like that is pretty commonly used.
I’m using an actual “wax melter” for candles and stuff like that. It looks like a small rice cooker. Very inexpensive, but it’s all I need.
The hardest part, and this applies to all chains, is getting the factory lube off it. I use a Silca product that strips chain lube without the use of harsh solvents, and that only needs to be done once.
When it’s time to re-wax, I can take a chain and just put it in the pot of melted wax for a few minutes, then remove and hang to cool off.
Silca is the most popular brand of bike wax around here. If you’re in Europe, there’s a company called “Rex” that makes an even better wax. Not easy to find here in Canada, but ski shops sell the Rex brand because they make ski wax, too! LOL
Been looking it up now. Wouldn’t a glass jar work? Can leave the wax in it to reuse too. Need to find the wax though, I know local shops don’t have it.
The wax needs to be melted, so a slow cooker or something like that is pretty commonly used.
I’m using an actual “wax melter” for candles and stuff like that. It looks like a small rice cooker. Very inexpensive, but it’s all I need.
The hardest part, and this applies to all chains, is getting the factory lube off it. I use a Silca product that strips chain lube without the use of harsh solvents, and that only needs to be done once.
When it’s time to re-wax, I can take a chain and just put it in the pot of melted wax for a few minutes, then remove and hang to cool off.
Silca is the most popular brand of bike wax around here. If you’re in Europe, there’s a company called “Rex” that makes an even better wax. Not easy to find here in Canada, but ski shops sell the Rex brand because they make ski wax, too! LOL