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[horttemppa]

So how did you get rid of the wax? I was inoculating logs a year ago and the jars are still waiting for clean up.

[kevin_thibedeau → horttemppa]

Fill the pot with water and heat it above the melting pont. Cool it down and the wax will form a skin so you're left with just a ring to scrape off.

[Blackthorn → horttemppa]

Haven't tried this specific instance but kerosene (which is the major component of WD40) is a great solvent for waxes.

[markdown → Blackthorn]

> which is the major component of WD40

TIL, thanks!

[robinsonb5 → horttemppa]

The traditional method of getting wax out of clothes is a hot iron and brown paper. I daresay the same principle - melt the wax and soak it up - could be applied to other surfaces.

[coolspot → horttemppa]

Answer from Snapchat My AI: Mix baking soda and water into a paste, then use it to scrub the wax off.

[usrusr → coolspot]

Oh great, now I wonder what the mushrooms would suggest for getting rid of Google

[agentwiggles → usrusr]

Whatever they suggest, good luck making sense of it the next day

[happysadpanda2 → usrusr]

Am I mistaken in thinking that "The last of us" covered this?

[Arrath → usrusr]

If nothing else it would certainly be a trip.

[LoganDark → Arrath]

Only if they were psilocybin mushrooms.

[dopidopHN → coolspot]

As a human, I would like to note that this technique, as much as it will eventually works, is not the most effective.

See the boiling water brother comment.

[wlesieutre → horttemppa]

Personally I'd try Bar Keepers Friend

[justinclift → wlesieutre]

Ironically, here in Australia that brand has really destroyed its image.

They're now stocked in most of the big chain supermarkets, but it's a "reformulated" version of Bar Keepers Friend using Citric acid instead.

It's completely and utterly useless at cleaning the things the old Oxalic acid version worked on. :(

With careful perusal and emailing via Ebay though, the original formula stuff can be found.

This is the seller I get it from: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/231989692018.

I'm not affiliated with them in any way.

[ajb → wlesieutre]

Always been a bit suspicious of that since it contains oxalic acid, which is toxic. I assume it's water soluble enough to get rid of easily before you use the surfaces for food though.

[ydant → ajb]

> oxalic acid

The benefit of using oxalic acid for cleaning, apparently, was discovered as part of the process of cooking rhubarb:

https://barkeepersfriend.com/oxalic-acid-magic-of-bkf/

[wlesieutre → ajb]

Definitely rinse thoroughly, with the exception of vinegar there's not a lot of cleaning products you want to be eating