landhoney
Well-Known Member
I like the wax seal on some bottles, so when I saw my LHBS owner unpacking this 'holiday' arrival I was about to drop it in the cart. Then he told me a pack was $7.50. I'm not a cheapskate, but I have an aversion to paying for things when I know the cost is ~100X what it is to make the product. So I decided to wait and think about it. Later in the week at my SWMBO's grandmothers house I saw her Gulf Wax stash and realized that it might work well. I asked her if you can color it, and she said people just melt crayons into it to get color. The wax also dries quite hard, which I like and which the LHBS stuff does not(he even mentioned it). The best part, cost: ~$1.50. I don't like not giving him the business, but I spend a lot there and my parents spent ~$600 Thanksgiving week on stuff for me.
So I'll give it a try this week and post some pics. I want to try it on bottles I cap, and more importantly bottles I cork.
Side note: my grandmother in-law does the old-school melt wax directly on the top of the hot jelly she makes. The wax floats to the top of the jelly, dries, and provides a protectant layer over the jelly. Pretty cool stuff, and she keeps us in AWESOME jelly/jam all year.
So I'll give it a try this week and post some pics. I want to try it on bottles I cap, and more importantly bottles I cork.
Side note: my grandmother in-law does the old-school melt wax directly on the top of the hot jelly she makes. The wax floats to the top of the jelly, dries, and provides a protectant layer over the jelly. Pretty cool stuff, and she keeps us in AWESOME jelly/jam all year.