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I've been thinking recently about cleaning the wax I've been using. How easy is it to get the puck out of the pot? I tried halfheartedly one time when it was dry and it wasn't budging. I read a suggestion online about pouring in some water when it's melted. The theory is that the grime settles down in the water and the puck of wax cools on top. Haven't tried yet though. Also, I added a powder of additives to my wax when I started. Is there any risk that I'll be scraping that away too? Maybe I'm over thinking it...
luft-
I pour a couple of mugs worth of boiling water in it while it's still hot and runny. The wax stays on top of the water, the grime settles to the bottom of the wax but above the water. Slide a knife round the edge, the puck comes right out, then you shave the grime off the bottom. Surprising how well it works, but yes you'll lose a small amount of wax and any additives. How much is relative to how big your puck is.
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Pretty easy. Just cut it in half with a knife when it's cool and it comes out. The grit already settles at the bottom so i don't see why you'd piss about adding water. I only use wax, no additives so yeah that might change things.
TooTallTim
hippy
I can't imagine that being as effective as a crockpot. Hot water is going to leave dirt on the chain and the drip rewaxing isn't going to penetrate as well as the cooking (plus you miss the best bit, which is scraping the dirt off the wax puck).
But you are in a shared flat so that's fair enough. My missus just deals with weird shit I do.