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Post by Planes & Poison on Apr 5, 2014 14:29:12 GMT -6
Has or does anyone here wax their wire screen pan covers?
If you've actually done it, how much rosin did you use to find the balance between soft and brittle?
How much longevity do you see in real world use?
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Post by 17HMR on Apr 6, 2014 5:07:16 GMT -6
I have waxed screens for many years now because of the sugar sand I have here. I have never used any rosin at all, only trap wax that I guess has it in it all ready. There can be some brittleness and flaking in extreme cold but enough stays on to do to the job most times. I have some in sealed Rubbermaid containers that are 3 years old and still ok, I do a bunch when I do them because they are a big time eater.
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Post by trappnman on Apr 6, 2014 6:56:25 GMT -6
17, have you tried just dying the screen? a thick dye fills in the little holes somewhat when dried
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Post by 17HMR on Apr 7, 2014 5:25:03 GMT -6
no, may have to give it a shot..
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Post by TRay on Apr 7, 2014 7:41:51 GMT -6
Same as 17, wax screens when working in sand. Have never added anything to the wax and have not had any problems. Just dyeing will not work in my sand it's to fine.
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Post by Planes & Poison on Apr 8, 2014 18:26:15 GMT -6
Thanks for the insight.
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Post by bluegrassman on Apr 9, 2014 18:10:21 GMT -6
i carry a small roll of wax paper ( like in the bob wendt video) and when i'm using dry dirt or sand or if i get in an area where its really sandy and it wants to go through the screen i'll rip a piece off and lay it on the screen and then sift the dirt on top of it.
so i still have my black coated screen tucked under the jaws with the wax paper layed on top of the screen inside the jaws.
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