Originally Posted by
scroca
Boy do I wish I'd read your post before I went to Walmart! I went through several employees and traipsed back and forth across the store until I finally ended up in the canning area, which by the way didn't have wax but had an employee who knew where to get the stuff.
And all this time I thought you guys were talking about a pair of fins, so I was scouring the pet supplies.
So anyway, with all the rest of my groceries and the wax, I also got a pan to bake the stuff into submission (I hope). Don't have a crockpot, don't want one. So my plan is to put the stuff in the oven. Does anyone know what temp to set it to? If not, I'll start low and work my way up. Right now the oven is set to pizza (400F). It will be interesting to see if it knows how to operate at any other temperature after all this time solely on pizza duty. I trust I should remove the wax from the container before I start.
So that's my plan. Do I have a chance?
Don't start it too hot! (I know you're not, but maybe others need the advice) Paraffin melts around 150ºF, and needs a heat source to keep it that way. It's why a super-cheap thrift store pot, or sometimes a large aluminum can, is such a common item with wax lubricant users: It's easy to place the container back onto a low burner, or even keep it atop one for a duration.
Also, beware not to over-heat! Pure paraffin's flash point (bursts into flame) is just below 200ºF so don't over-do it! At the first sign of smoke, remove it from the heat source!