wax

[mako]

anyone got a recipe for surf wax?

[Daddles]

anyone got a recipe for surf wax?

You have to start by melting down a certain number of surfers ... but I don't know how many you need.:D

Richard

[Christopha]

I stand corrected, I thought it was the ear wax from surfers...

[scooter]

:o I thought it was the sack & crack wax :eek: :p

[Pat]

Mako, here is a site with "How to make Surf Wax" (http://www.surfing-waves.com/howto/make_surf_wax.htm).

We skegheads must stick together!:)

More . . . ripped from a Surf BB

Ok the cool water recipe is 3 parts beeswax, 1 part coconut oil, and 1 part tree resin. This makes a very sticky wax. It will be interesting to hear how you get on. Tree resin can be bought in the form of granulated incense (as used by the Catholic Church). This is an expensive way to buy it though. It is possible to tap your own resin from trees but it's a mission to get.

Now get this. For a sticky warm water wax you need only two ingredients: Beeswax and Coconut oil. That's it, and it smells really nice. All you do is mix 2250g of beeswax with 750ml of coconut oil. Melt the wax first and the stir in the oil (the oil should be warmed so that it melts first). Stir well. Pour into Paper cups.
There is a temptation to use other vegetable oils. Don't bother. Coconut is the one.
If you invert the recipe (3 to 1 coconut oil to wax) and add zinc oxide powder then you have organic zinc sunblock. We use this glop exclusively, thus avoiding the carcinogenic ingredients which infest 99.9% of sunblocks.