Ok so I'm tired of people who say "Candles don't work. Get real wax like BAM wax," and whatnot. So heres a recipie for some pretty slick wax.

Ok so get a pan that no one in your family needs anymore. It won't ruin the pan, but it will be hard to clean. And please be careful so you don't burn yourself. Also, READ THROUGH ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS BEFORE YOU START!!! This will help prevent the emergency of 'omg I don't have that!'

If you want, you can add all of the ingrediants in a bowl before you put them in the pot. This will make it so the parafin has less of a chance of catching of fire.

1. Get some parafin wax. You can get it at any grocery store. Get a good chunk of it (maybe about half a cup).

2. Add about a tablespoon of baby oil.

3. Add about 2 tablespoons of vaseline (if you add too much, your wax will crack and crumble upon waxing. Don't make the same mistake I did).

4. OPTIONAL: Add half a crayon if you want color.

5. Add about a teaspoon or 2 of Crisco.

6. Mix them all up after they are melted.

7. Let the wax cool until its about to solidfy.

8. Pour it into some kind of mold. If you want to make a bunch of itty bitty ones, camera film containers work well. If you want a bigger hunk of skate wax, a pop can works well (Be advised, when it cools, there will be a large depression in the middle. Like a bowl. Thats normal. If you really want to get rid of it, wax something with that part first).

9. OPTIONAL: Take a flammable liquid and coat the outside of the finished wax. Light it on fire and blow it out quickly after. Some people say that makes it slicker. Try if you want.

10. Wax the hell out of whatever you want to grind and post up here how it works.

Experiment. Try adding other oil based items to your wax. Here are some ideas. Deodorant, chapstick, vegtable oil, some personal lubercants, soap, and lotions. Have fun.

Oh yeah, if you drop some food coloring in the wax when its cooling, it doesn't mix in. It stays in drop form and stays like that in the bottom. Its kinda cool.

everythings great,
But you spelled experiment wrong.
and recipe.

But other than that, its a great guide

Dude this is a great recipe! I have yet to try it out and the food coloring thing sound really cool!

is parafin wax like actual wax or is it the mixture to make it? and whats Crisco?

sounds good but alot of work... If your lazy

Awesome recipe....I will try it out over the weekend and let you know how it works out.

is parafin wax like actual wax or is it the mixture to make it? and whats Crisco?
Its a kind of wax. Just like plain, clearish-white, wax. Crisco is what people use to grease pans and stuff before baking.

Good find, FC_GB. Meh, I'm not the best speller.

Thanks to everyone else.

Awesome guide. For those who are waxing metal, maybe add some dry graphite into the mix? I don't know if it will actually slide better, but graphite is a good metal/metal lubricant.

Awesome guide. For those who are waxing metal, maybe add some dry graphite into the mix? I don't know if it will actually slide better, but graphite is a good metal/metal lubricant.
Not a bad idea. It might be hard to keep the graphite evenly spaced through out the wax, but definitely a good idea.

Not a bad idea. It might be hard to keep the graphite evenly spaced through out the wax, but definitely a good idea.

Well, you can buy graphite as a "dry lubricant" and it comes in a powder. So as long as it's a powder you can just mix it all in.

do you think you could use candle wax for this instead of parafin wax

how bout some wd-40 in it? ohh by the way awesome guide, +rep.

uhmm what section would you find parrifin wax in?

ill try it out

Rep for you homie.

do you think you could use candle wax for this instead of parafin wax
Yeah, sure. Some tea lights or something. Experiment until you find something you like.

how bout some wd-40 in it? ohh by the way awesome guide, +rep.

uhmm what section would you find parrifin wax in?
I'm not sure, but I think WD 40 is water based. So when you put it in, it will just sizzle and evaporate. I tried putting dish washing detergent in once and it just sizzled because its water based. I'm not sure what aisle it would be in , though. sorry.

awosme rep up for you

Gonna test it tommorow, thanks.

if your lazy just use the parafin, works fine and is really cheap.

If anyone is actually considering mixing in WD-40 with something they're about to mix on the STOVE, I'd urge you not to do it. :D

Great guide...parrafin wax is a good choice because it has one of the lower melting points (about 145 degrees Fahrenheit...the lowest is way more expensive, coming only from a certain type of berries, at 100 degrees fahrenheit) but it's still really cheap. Here's a link to some:

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/3636-AA.shtml

a bar of soap works Ok by it self, i wonder if that would help

Wait, so the recipe is for slick wax? I gotta try that, it sounds like a fun experiment.

im gonna try that on sunday sweet were you find that?

does it work any good...

can you get all this stuff anywhere?

im gonna try that on sunday sweet were you find that?
Made it.

does it work any good...
Yup, it was good and slick when I made it.

can you get all this stuff anywhere?
You can get everything on that list at a grocery store. In fact, you probably have most of this stuff at home.

parafin wax is a really common surf wax, so you can get it from any surf store, and its dirt cheap. i got about a handfull of it for $2.50 (AU) for my bodyboard.

awsome recipe, ill try this some time.

oh yeah, is crisco just a vegtable oil or something? if not, could you use vegtable oil instead?

I just buy parrafin wax and use it to wax ledges, it works really good..but ill try mixing it with all of that stuff. Great Guide...

parafin wax is a really common surf wax, so you can get it from any surf store, and its dirt cheap. i got about a handfull of it for $2.50 (AU) for my bodyboard.

awsome recipe, ill try this some time.

oh yeah, is crisco just a vegtable oil or something? if not, could you use vegtable oil instead?
Crisco is a grease that people use to lube up pans before they bake something so it doesn't stick. Yeah, I'm sure using vegetable oil would work fine.

This is absolute torture if your a lazy person :)

sounds great....but why not just buy it from your shop?after buying all that stuff it would come to a pretty hefty price

^ yeah, skateboard wax is dirt cheap...
i can get a good size bar for $2 on amazon.com

sounds great....but why not just buy it from your shop?after buying all that stuff it would come to a pretty hefty price

The parafin is the most expensive part and is around $3 a pound. You probably have the other stuff lying around your house.

Compare this price with skate wax at $5 for 4 ounces, and you have a pretty good deal here.

http://www.action-skate.20fr.com/custom2.html

Found that article ages ago, kept it in my favourites for some reason. It's quite decent, well mine smells damn nice anyway. Just one thing; don't put the empty can of beans in the oven...bad idea :).

a bar of soap works Ok by it self, i wonder if that would help
no it doesnt i tried it once and it sucked and it made the vurb white and the white is still there like 3 months later to

i tried some candels and after its melt put some soap
and its works realy good

Wow, what a great idea, mix in some personal lubricants!

?

I would rather just use candles. It seems to work for me. And besides I'm way too lazy to do all that haha.

cool I will use that in the future.

Hey man, thanks for the recipe... I tried it out last night and it was ridikulus. :icon_peac

this sounds good, but i still use ready made wax cause it is way easier

Hopefully I'll have tried it out within a week or 2 since I'm busy everyday. Nice job, too!

Pretty sweet

very interesting

very interesting

very interesting

how does it heat up?

Sweetness Dude

that recipe is sick, i have to try it.

I tried this and waxed my huge unfinished sandwich collection...nice 'n tasty

that worked really well! and i was expecting this to take forever... but it really only took like five mins to make... well.... except for waiting for it to become solid... that took a couple hours... but still shorter than i expected!!

Well it's cooling right now. When it's done i'll wax my ledge thats never slick enough and see if it works.

It slides well on an old ledge

im gonna try that

I film a tutorial on how to make it tommorow

Does it work

I film a tutorial on how to make it tommorow

Scratch that, but i did just make a new batch if i find a good ledge. Also it works good

sounds good but i think ill just stick to premade kudos to u though

what was wrong with the old wax recipe, walk to shop, hand over a coin, recieve a dirt cheap slab. No cleaning up, no mess, no effort?

I might try this though just for fun

To preserve the pan for later use with limited clean up, would aluminum foil help the wax not stick to the sides?

To preserve the pan for later use with limited clean up, would aluminum foil help the wax not stick to the sides?

Maybe try some Pam No-Stik spray :tongue: .


It would be awesome if it worked though.


Just remember that some aluminum foils are coated in some type of resin to help it perserve freshness, and when it gets too hot it will burn/turn brown.

But I think normal foil would work fine.

awesome ill try it

I heard some people put Listerine in their skate wax and it make it look all cool. That's just word of mouth though, I've never really seen it.

recipe sounds good. ill try it one day.

seems complicated but i'll give it a go

thanks, im gonna try it, it sounds liker a great idea, im gonna try the food coloring thing.

im way too lazy to do that, i just spent all my money too and my mom wont buy me anything... i think ill stick to candles and soap.

i just use phantom wax

wait, will regular parafin wax work too?

That takes to long. Just get candle wax

wait, will regular parafin wax work too?



Hello all....... cool site.



Yes paraffin wax alone will work just fine. This recipe looks cool. For me though 9 years of good ol dirt cheap paraffin has never failed me. In my experience paraffin will slick up a curb just as good and quick as the expensive name brand crap from your local shop.

Best thing is it usually comes in a box containing 4 bars, each being bigger than most single bars of wax you would find at your local shop and it will only cost like 3 bucks. Wax for days.

Good advice man, but im lazy so il stay with using my mums table candles lol. Thanks for sharing.

whats Crisco?
Its used for baking and making griddles nonstick

Tat sounds a little hard. My store doesn't have that wax. will other wax work?

why dont you just buy some wax?

Consolidated "ledge Butter" Is A Very Good Wax. It Is Harder Than Regular Candle Wax So It Wont Leave Little Chunks Everywhere That Get Into Your Grip, And It Is Very Slick.

cool sounds good how did you figure this out?

I just threw a bunch of crap in a pot melted it and now its drying.

thats one crazy wax recipe

I will definetly try this. Thanks.

thanks for the recipe

Yeah, Im way to lazy to make wax.. I usually use crayons and they work fine.

REPRESENT THE CRAYOLAS BEEOTCH!

thats pretty nifty man i gotta try that but ill get some wax paper and scrape off the way and maybe mix it in

i made some wax today

some stupid poser kids put bannana's all over the curb thinkin it would help.... but it didnt..... lol... it sucked.
anyways I use candles....

I usually just use crayons

Awsome guide, Ive tried this before and it works great.

Would this wax work for waxing up the bottom of snowboards as well? I don't snowboard, but I snowskate and it's a lot like snowboarding and snowboard wax works good. Tell me if you think I should try or not, but I'm definately going to mix up a batch and I'll probably color it too.

You are amazing! I am going to my lab (kitchen) and going to get my lab goggles (stunna Shades) and make me some wax!

Haha... Its amazing the **** you people know... Who would have thought that skaters could be scientist?

I find a big ol' red Christmas candle or white, lol, I use whatever does the job, but ima try this recipe!

another great recipe
if u r lazy just use candle wax and a whole crayon and a heaping table spoon
of vaseline.

that makes some slick wax

i'm just imagining someone sitting Indian style with a box of crayons and coloring on a ledge. that seems like it would take forever. just buy some ledge butta. it's awesome and pretty cheap.

i would rather buy wax

ive never heard of anything like that recipe, that sounds gnarley man. sounds time consuming...

I forgot to post in this a month ago, haha, but I already copied that whole part, pasted it into MS word and saved it. I'm not losing that recipe under any circumstance!

Is it ok if i just use candle wax and thats it? with like a half a crayon?

and like some vasaline

how are you suppose to melt the wax?

aLSO is it posible for a type of wax that is bad for wheels

and what are some techniques to apply the wax

i need a pan

sounds great....but why not just buy it from your shop?after buying all that stuff it would come to a pretty hefty price
but if u buy all the stuff, you can make more of it... the recipe is only a couple table spoons at the most... so then multiply the recipy you get lots of it instead of a block of wax for a couple bucks and then when its gone, you have to buy another block..
i bought all my ingredients for under 15-20 bucks

thats my style man...make it all the way.

thats pretty cool, dude

Looks good. i will get the ingreidents tomorrow. and try to make it.

shreded candles, nail polish, vegitable oil, melt it all in the microwave

OOOh I can be like the Bobby Flay of skateboarding now! haha

sorry its a little late, but i just got the ingredients today, i dont show all of the ingredients and how i made it, i just show when i poured it...<SP:)
http://www.youtube.com/v/xGN0B1ZmfaQ
EDIT: how do u embed vids????

yeah i've done this before nad it works great, i used a water botle as the shape before and when it dried cut the plastic bottle off, it was pretty cool

dude that is to much work

This sounds cool, but im to lazy to try it out :P

nice guide try it out at the weekend
+rep
:P

that would take to long

just buy wax

wow thanks, this is a good recepie, good way to save some money, this is good becuase im short on green right now

i know what he means my mates who i skate with used to buy tiny amounts of wax from shops for like 3 quid, when crayons are just as good!

That sounds really complicated lol. I'll just use candles

i have actually used Car Wax before and it worked really good, kind of slippery at first but you get used to it

This sounds fun, but arent all the ingrediants more money than the stuff at the skate shop?

Just buy a waxed ledge from this place i just made up. its easier haha

dude, there's a better way to melt the wax, WITHOUT mess,
all you need is a tin or container, and a pot

put the slabs of wax in the tin, put the tin in the pot, fill the pot with water, and boil...

(make sure no water is in the tin or it won't work)

just my two cents

gnar guide dude

wow i'm gonna try that

THATS TIGHT! NOw i can make my own wax,thanks.

dude this is awesome my mom is crazy about her candles and i've been looking for some wax, this will do perfectly

i didnt believe this at first but a good rail wax is the inside of banana peals i heard this from a female worker at a local sk8 sho and i was doubtful but it actually works really good u should try it

sounds like a great recipie, i might try it when i have the time, +rep :)

is there any possibility that a glue stick could work?

I doubt it..it'd probably get more gooey than slidey

thats is a good recipe ill have to make it sometime if i can find all the ingredients

jesus christ, more useless posts from u skatergurl?

Dang, that's cool, yo.

Thanks for that. Now I can make my own, real wax.
ha ha

thanks man im going to try it today

dang good recipe

dude, im going to try that one time.

Great guide!

If you want, you can add all of the ingrediants in a bowl before you put them in the pot. This will make it so the parafin has less of a chance of catching of fire.

So I just throw all the ingridients into a bowl before they're cooked or anything and then into a pot? What temperature do you typically heat at? High, medium, etc etc..?

How would you/anyone reccomend that I clean the pot afterwards?

sweet im so going to try this out tomorow

The wax works great :)

btw, if u guys wanna get this wax stuff off, and leave the curb back to normal

take steel wool, or one of those scratchy sponges, and drench it in nail polish remover

it works, somehow. it gets rid of oilyness and the waxyness u can scratch off

just a thought, if for some reason u wanna take it off

wow sweet, i just use candle wax though, it works well! :)

I mainly use candle wax, I just got Shorty's Curb Candy and it's the same thing.

Ok....
I'd just rather buy a candle.

... but a candle doesnt work as well as melting it with a bit of baby oil

it makes it much MUCH more slick

yeah man I think i will try this because I hate not sliding on rails its annoying, but yeah sounds like a very very great recipe.

Well, I've tried making my own wax with half the materials. it didnt come out very well. I used a plastic container to hold it, I threw a match in there. I burned some paper and threw it in there so it would melt faster =/ but otherwise it looks cool xD

i'll have to try this out sometime

Yea i made 5 more bars of it today.....so yea- darnit that lands on 27 an odd # i will have to make one more bar!!! (i can not stand uneven numbers!)

yea that is a cool idea i am going to go try it

well can i use chap stick instead

Im so going to try this later :)

what i used to do...get golf wax..let it set in a plastic bowl..let it set outside..and pour some wd-40 on it..boom slighy melty..and let it set for a whilte..and shape it..

you can't put soap in
it just puffs up and makes this wierd thing. lol, try it if your bored

Just made it, and I strongly reccomend that you don't do the food coloring thing. You'll get a nasty suprise all over your hands while you're waxing a ledge. It can be a little soft, so be careful if its hot outside. Always put it in the shade, and store it in the fridge if you want. I might've used too much crisco though, so who knows.

Get mineral oil instead of baby oil.. It makes it smell weird with baby oil.

Yea i made 5 more bars of it today.....so yea- darnit that lands on 27 an odd # i will have to make one more bar!!! (i can not stand uneven numbers!)

me too xD

sweet recipe

So at the begginning did u say candles work or they dont ?
cuz i was thinking about using them
since they are cheaper

ima try this. is it just as good as regular wax you buy for like $5.

Sweet!! I have all that stuff so im gonna try that out today man, thank you!! My friend and I used to attempt to create our own wax back in the day and we did well but got sick of it and bought skate wax haha.

you can't put soap in
it just puffs up and makes this wierd thing. lol, try it if your bored
not really i made my friend a bar of it with soap.. its all good

well personally i'm gonna just use regular wax from blacksheep

i love you.

i just made my second batch
haha i like how u can change the color
o and, yeah it does work
i just waxed a few ledges, and they worked
i boardslided a ledge
and 50-50'd another
so yeah, if u do it right, it will work
thanks a lot man i really appreciate the help

pretty cool coty can u make me a batch i'll pay man

This was a cool guide, thanks for posting.

Sounds pretty awesome.
But yeah, my parents'd crack a **** if they caught me *coughdestroyingcough* using a pan.

you can't put soap in
it just puffs up and makes this wierd thing. lol, try it if your bored
No, soap actually works, i used the bar soap and it's not as dangerously slick:icon_peac for a reason idk

Sounds pretty awesome.
But yeah, my parents'd crack a **** if they caught me *coughdestroyingcough* using a pan.
get a pan at a yardsale, that's what i did

pretty cool coty can u make me a batch i'll pay man
i have to many so i couldd sell you some for cheap

noice

i'll make some on a day when im not so lazy

THIs wax is amazing!! My friend made some last night and we used it today, and i gotta tell yah its the slickest wax i have ever used!! THanks for the recipe man!

Sounds cool, I think I will try it when I can find a old pan and get some crisco.

i just use regular candles, it works just as good. =/

thankd dude

does anybody know where to get some parafin wax? nobody around me has any.

did you check the supermarket

yeah we went to king kullen and asked them. and they said no so we looked anyway and didnt find anything.

I'm gonna try the recipe right now

I dont know how to help you then

dude this is sick. i have the perfect mold and i'm gonna make like a 100 of em in different colors and sell it at my school! MAJOR PROPS!

Good recipe!!!

Also, I have a question.
Do you have to bake or fry or cook this mixture?
Or just let it cool off?

Sweet I can't wait to try this out.

wow cool, never thoguht of making my own wac

wow cool, never thoguht of making my own wac

Wow, cool, never thought of making my own wax.

So far, so good.
Just made the wax. Looks great, too. I added a green crayon, now it's green.
:)

My mom, she had some paraffin wax on hands, so I got it for free. She's a manicurist or nail technician, or whatever you want to call it.

Next time, I want to try to add some scent to it. I don't know why, I'll just try.
:)

Thanks for the recipe!

NOTE:I'm going to use it tomorrow morning on my box

CAREFUL!!!!! Mixing in metals and oils with heat can creat toxic gases that can KILL you. Do not do it.

ALSO, Put the wax into a double boiler or a bowl, then leave it in boiling water. Direct heat can cause fire, and that's not cool. This is seriously a dangerous endeavor, and it's really not smart to play chemist in the kitchen!

Okay, just used the wax that I made according to this recipe.

For real, it's soo good!:icon_woow

Like, no joke.
It may seem sticky to the hands, but, when you grind or slide on it, omg, it's soo smooth.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

here's what I used it on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH46XxjxIP4

CAREFUL!!!!! Mixing in metals and oils with heat can creat toxic gases that can KILL you. Do not do it.

ALSO, Put the wax into a double boiler or a bowl, then leave it in boiling water. Direct heat can cause fire, and that's not cool. This is seriously a dangerous endeavor, and it's really not smart to play chemist in the kitchen!

Honestly, nothing bad happened. I put it all into a oven-proof measuring cup and put in the microwave for about 3 minutes. It came out perfectly liquid-ee and just poured it into some cup cakes holder-thing-packets...
It works all fine and dandy

i pick up some jesus candles and use them.
the church candles. melt them all down and shape them really.

shoot make a wax company that way to make spare cash? anyone thought of that..lol..

iight cool thats a good recipe

Thanks for the wax!!! It's amazing!^^Wish I could rep you.

I'm makin it now, it smells bad

EDIT: Just finished, its drying now, i hope i didnt add too much vaseline and crisco

ok can this work to use like hot wax......something u wax ur board with

Not too much vaseline or crisco, this stuff is amazing, i even substituted the parafin with sparkly crayons, the fumes made me sick though :D

looks sweet, if i can ever find any decent ledges around here, i might try it.

that sounds great! I have to try that!!!

psst psst, so heres the thing, you go on this thing called the interweb, now listen closely, you go on this site, called www.ccs.com, then you go to the Skate Store section. Now this is the importatn part, click on the section Accesories, then Click on Skate Accesories, and pick the cheapest wax. Click order now. Pay up. Wait 7-14 business days. Then open the box when recieves, and apply to rail.


...Not too hard.

:icon_clap

nice cheers. ill try that soon/ish

as some advice, food coloring does not do anything. all i does is go to the bottom and it doesnt dry with the wax. so when you take it out, food coloring pours everywhere. my hands are black now

im too lazy, i just heat up a bar of soap, wax food coloring(for the color) and a spray of oil

great recipe, i will try this soon

A great mold for this are cigarette ashtrays.

i'll have to try this recipe some time soon. sounds pretty cool.

I did this and I thought id pass out. It stunk soo bad!

I recommend "Sex Wax" its actually meant for surf boards but great for a nice ledge

Thanks for posting this thread, i'm gonna try it

Haha, very cool recipe, wierd ingredients. Going to try it later.

Can i replace crisco with my daily-used cooking oil?

Can i replace crisco with my daily-used cooking oil?

i dont see why you cant

i just melted a candle and half a bar of deoderant then melted it and froze it and it works wonders. however if u try this be careful, it lets off alot of smoke in the pan.

i just made some it was hardout greasy though but slid heapppppssss gotta make more

i use that parafin stuff too, then melt it and add crayons and some oily crap, lol, it works great.

hmm, creative recipie. i gotta try it sometime in the summer.

If anyone is actually considering mixing in WD-40 with something they're about to mix on the STOVE, I'd urge you not to do it. :D

Great guide...parrafin wax is a good choice because it has one of the lower melting points (about 145 degrees Fahrenheit...the lowest is way more expensive, coming only from a certain type of berries, at 100 degrees fahrenheit) but it's still really cheap. Here's a link to some:

http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/3636-AA.shtml

Actually, sorry to contradict you,

but only the vapors are flammable.

trust me. im a bit of a pyro maniac. :]

so if you want to,

make sure you are in a open environment away from any possible ignition source,

and spray it into some sort of receptacle such as a waterbottle or a bowl.

yea... its vapors are reallllllllllly flammable... i found that out the hard way
i took a pringles can and sprayed the bottom with WD-40, and i lit it and fire SHOT UP

i dont have all that **** soooo ima stick with my familys mini candles

Sweet, I love the idea of making wax yourself and being a self-sufficient skater!

i sorta made my wax from an old candle, olive oil and like thats it and mine turned out good but great guide iwill try

definitely works
my first try, no so good
very ewwy

second try, awesome! i even put a scent in it
LOL apple haha

soo slick, so cheap
THANKS

Sweet!!! I gotta make some.

Do u need wax to grind

imma try this soon, will the wax expire ? lol

my recipie is more simple but ill give your a try. mine is just:
1. melt as many candles as you want in a pan
2. add shower gel
3. add vegatable oil
4. add a bit of vasaline.
5. mix it all up
6. add food colouring for colour (not too much else it will all just sink to the bottom)
7. put it in a container and then leave it in the fridge over night.
TIP: if you dont have a container you can use, get a coke can and cut it just before the rim at the top than use that
Merging doublepost
Do u need wax to grind

if its not already slippy enough than yeah, i mainly use it on ledges cause most of the rails i find are already slippy enough

lol..I always figured wax was wax....Candles always worked fine for me

Good guide man +rep for you:)

Nice recipe! might use it;)

nice i hope it works

Hm, I might try it. Personally, i've never grinded on anything that needed really nice waxing like a curb, but i have this rail and i wax it with these little wax bottles that are filled with juice. (obviously it drink the juice out :icon_bigg)
It worked nicely, a lot better than before i used any wax.

what temperature do u recomend melting the wax at, and how long does it usually take
Merging doublepost
lol..I always figured wax was wax....Candles always worked fine for me

ive never owned wax, my friends always have some. so its true, candles work just as good?

i hope it works thanks

awsome recipe dude

thanks this really helped with my new rail

thats pretty cool, i might try that next time i need wax

Do u think i could use candle wax instead???

i had this perfectlike around 10cm in diameter metal lid and 7cm high which was perfect i would put the wax all in and put it on the electric grill and leave it there added oil crayons e.g then just left it there and wen i wanted to get it out i squezzed the edges and it slips out. But i lost it so i use a glass cup! and it does not break just dont put it in cold water really fast ill crack (explode i think)

Mine definitely did not work. I have been having serious trouble finding paraffin wax in Australia, so I used candles instead. I also did not add crisco as that is non-existant in australia, too.

Mine didn't slide at all and actually balled up if you tried to slide your board on it. Very sticky.

I'm not saying that candles don't work as a substitute for paraffin wax. Just that some candles definitely do not.

Looks like I am going to have to buy skate wax until I can find paraffin.

dude i wanna make some of my own so badly!! I helped my friend make like a pop can of it, but i wanna try to make the smaller ones so i can have a few. But thanks soooo much dude!!

this worked really well it was so buttery but the fumes are terrible try to make this outside

good way to save money if u grind a lot

Wow thanks man now i can make my own!So i wont have to go to my skate shop every month to get a quarter of a pound of wax,yes i said a quarter of a pound of wax.

thats cool

Wicked, i'll try it out soon!

Awesome recipe hope it works for me :D

great guide i might use it soon :D

Good idea.

But you can get some cheap wax of eBay.

I just got 10 World Windustries Wet Willy Waxs, for about $9.

:]

"Thats alot of W's"

I've been making my own wax for years this way. Difference is, I use this candle-maker thing that melts the wax in a hopper and lets you drain it out into molds. Jell-o molds work really well, I've got some kick-ass bat and skull wax bars. Just add a shrink-wrap machine and print up some sticker labels, and you can hawk them off to the groms at the park for $1 apiece. Works like a charm. ;)

tried it and it crumbled mixed a different recipe and it did not crumble good guide

I'll try it when i get a chance

my friend says deodarent works too but it sounds pretty stupid....:icon_pelv

thanks man, im gonna try this out!
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Yea i made 5 more bars of it today.....so yea- darnit that lands on 27 an odd # i will have to make one more bar!!! (i can not stand uneven numbers!)

if you hate odd numbers... whyd you make 5 bars? 5 isnt even...lol
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A great mold for this are cigarette ashtrays.

a good idea! thanks man

First, take your candle sticks and get a knife (an old one) and chop or shave it into small pieces. the smaller the peices the faster the wax melts and the longer you have to risk messing somethign up.

Then, take the pot and put a few centemeters of water in it. Set it on the stove and let it get hott. (don't use too much water or the tin will float and may tip over"

Then, put the shavings into the tin can and put the can in the hott water so the wax can melt.

Next, slice up some butter, deoterant, soap or anything else you want to make the wax super smooth. Be careful not to use too much or your was will be really soft.

Then put in the oils. this might be a little dangerous. because it may spash if your not careful. so watch yourself. It is very important not to use too much. or your wax WILL be as mushy as ice cream and never dry correctly. a few teaspoons should do a good job (deppending on how much wax you have in the tin)

Now stirr all this junk up and let it melt into one consistant fluid.

This is the semi-hard part. usually the tin can isn't very hott but just in case, use a pot holder to pick up the can out of the water. have your plastic mold ready. take the tin and container to a safe place and pour the liquid wax into the container (do not do this in the sink, bathtub, or anyplace inside your house, if the wax spills in your drains, it will dry and cost you tousands of dollars to repair, trust me) An empty deoterant container works really well because then you can screw out the wax lke a stick of deoterant and then cap it up when your done.

Let your wax harden over night or maybe even a day. don't put it in the freezer or it may crack and be in a bunch of peices. once its solid again your ready to skate.

Sweet dude!

I've been using those tiny little tea candles and it takes forever lol.
gotta try this next time.

awesome might try that out sometime

Here are some quick facts about paraffin wax.
It melts at 145º F but don't heat it higher than 240º F or it will burst into flames.
Use a little Beeswax or Microcrystaline (sticky) wax to toughen it up a bit. On a side note I think it's hilarious that some of the people who posted say that this is too much work when it takes months maybe years to master the basics of skateboarding.

I bought a 10 pound block from Hobby-lobby :)

oh, heres one that i used awhile ago that was pretty tight.
youll need;
-gulf wax (stuff used for canning food, usually found in your grocery store)
-crayons, any color
-some good smelling spray stuff (like bath and body works spray, or lysol)
-tin foil/heat resistant mold
-a fire or very hot sun


mmmkay naww,
so get your tinfoil, get about a square foot of it, make it into a bowl shape, (or you can use any other heat resistant mold) now put 1 block of gulf wax, 3-4 crayons, into the bowl/mold.
and make a fire, and set it above it.
(or if its a super hot day you can just let it sit out in the sun)
so once it gets pretty soft, and starting to melt, spray that shiz with like 5-10 sprays of some good smelling spray/lysol.
now wait for it to get nice and totally melted. stir it up a bit with a spoon or stick or whatevers handy.
now set it somewhere to cool. and BAM! you get yerself sum mitty fine wawx!


i used this one a year or 2 ago.
it works beautifuly.
and the best part is that with the spray in it, it makes it a lighter consistancy, so you can just snap off a piece and put it in your pocket when your going skating.
go try it out

I mite try that

Hey man that idea sounds great. I'll have to try it out

I did 1 cup of wax, 3 1/2 tablespoons of vasoline, and a good amount of canola oil.

I microwaved all of this in a glass measuring cup untill it was completely liquid. Then I added 3 teaspoons of lacquer thinner and put it in the freezer.

Warning: do not put lacquer thinner in the microwave!!!

That worked awsome, thanks man rep up!

poop works pretty good if you want a nice smell to it.