Originally Posted by
Aardwolf
You're almost certainly correct.
I was going from stuff like this
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According to Molten Speed Wax, the temperature of the wax should not exceed 93
degrees celsius / 200 degree fahrenheit, both for safety and performance reasons.
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From
https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/wor...to-wax-a-chain
That could well be something particular to Speed Wax, or just complete b*ll*cks.
Looks like there's some concern about too much paraffin vapour as that's flamable.
Flammability isn’t much of a concern with wax, especially since the flash point is up around 400°F. Candles can develop large pools of molten wax next to an open flame…that’s kind of the way that candles work…and not burst into flame. Molten Speed Wax’s cautionary statement seems more like a CYA than anything else. Double boilers have been used to make candles for eons (some even do the melting in direct flame) and the temperature is much higher. Granted, the wax doesn’t need to be any hotter than the melting point of around 120°F. Any hotter and spills are much more dangerous in terms of burning the humans handling it.
As to the “performance reasons”, those claims are totally bogus. Nothing is going to happen to wax at 200°F to change the character of the wax. Essentially, there are no “oils or solvents” in the wax that could be distilled off. Gulf Wax is food grade that is edible and meant to be used to seal foods. It’s very pure.