How to Make and Use GREENLAND WAX

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Make and use Greenland Wax to waterproof you cotton products. I share the recipe and techniques on how to make your own and apply Greenland wax to different cotton fabrics.
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Great stuff. Thank you mate.
Just had my first go at making 200grams of this today. I added a teaspoon of mineral oil and some cedar essential oil. Ive been a big fan of Fabsil because I use it on my tents, but I decided to start waxing more of my clothes after spending 3 days camping in torrential rain. Chemical water proofing is fine for lightweight gear like tents, but on your outer clothing, waxing is king.
I had a cloth hood - hat combo, both saturated in fabsil, but after a day they eventually failed. The combination of relentless rain and mechanical action was just too much. Im also starting to realise that chemical water proofers are fragile. If you need to wipe dirt off, that might break the waterproofing. Not an issue with Greenland Wax.
Great video, thanks for the tips.

TheWtfnonamez
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If you have access to one, a heat gun works alot faster than an iron.

chrisgauthier
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I use beeswax to paint encaustic with and in my experience it is not soft. So my question is, why not use just beeswax? I’m curious about this as I want to wax an apron so it will not absorb my watercolors when I’m painting. I want it to remain pliable of course but I want to waterproof it. Thank you.

Queenie-the-genie
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That nice thought but whee u getting beeswax, I got mine from my bee hives, bees wax is A SOLID and melts at a HIGHER TEMPATURE THAN PARIFIN

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