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Step 2Get your waxing equipment and supplies together
Like for any Instructable, this is the hardest step. You will need:
1. One lb. canning wax (available at most grocery stores, late summer, in the "seasonal" aisle. Just ask.)
2. A short length of easily worked wire. I have a roll of ceiling-grid wire, available at almost any hardware or home-improvement store, good for a thousand uses.
3. A can to hold the wax. I show a plastic Gatorade container in these pictures. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS. This was my "shakedown" of this equipment. The Gator container is just the right size, but it should be metal. (I'll edit this post later when I've found just the right size can.)
4. A pan (lined with paper towels) to receive the freshly waxed chain for cool-down.
5. The chain and links themselves. This assumes you have removed them from the bike following the link in the previous step.
6. A wax heater. You want a heater that is specifically designed for heating wax. These are thermostatically controlled so they do not exceed the flash-point of paraffin. They are widely available at beauty-supply stores, where they are stocked for depilatory purposes.
1. One lb. canning wax (available at most grocery stores, late summer, in the "seasonal" aisle. Just ask.)
2. A short length of easily worked wire. I have a roll of ceiling-grid wire, available at almost any hardware or home-improvement store, good for a thousand uses.
3. A can to hold the wax. I show a plastic Gatorade container in these pictures. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS. This was my "shakedown" of this equipment. The Gator container is just the right size, but it should be metal. (I'll edit this post later when I've found just the right size can.)
4. A pan (lined with paper towels) to receive the freshly waxed chain for cool-down.
5. The chain and links themselves. This assumes you have removed them from the bike following the link in the previous step.
6. A wax heater. You want a heater that is specifically designed for heating wax. These are thermostatically controlled so they do not exceed the flash-point of paraffin. They are widely available at beauty-supply stores, where they are stocked for depilatory purposes.
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