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Re: Bowling Alley Wax
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 5/7/2002, 1:39 pm
In Response To: Re: Welcome Back Mark (David Hanson)

It looks like it can also be used as mold release,
brass anti corrosive protection, to seal pores of
uncoated wood (not much use for kayaks since epoxy
impregnation into the wood is desirable). Apparantly
it also goes by the name "Butcher's wax" or "Butcher's
block wax"

Bowling Alley Wax MSDS
http://www.butchers.com/msds/4122.pdf
http://www.perma.com/PDF/MSDS%20FG07001.PDF

A couple of supplier sources
http://www.siperstein.com/page13.htm
http://www.hfstaples.com/Pages/Products/prod-waxesandwdcare.htm

As mold release
http://www.culttvman.com/scratchbuilding_part_12.html

Protective coat for brass &/or bronze
http://www.colbsa.org/Statues/general_preventative_maintenance.htm

To seal pores of wood (& general description)
http://www.beafifer.com/fifewax.htm

All sorts of info about various types of wax
http://www.woodturningplus.com/Wax%20Files/wax_files_1.htm

One possible source:
Na-Nor Bowling Alley Wax
Norfolk, VA
1-757-622-5651

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