So, as many others have, I took advantage of the Ebay sale a good while back and got a few cans of M16 Paste wax. Also, like many others, the ones I received were a bit mushy. I decided to take one of the worse ones, and try to re solidify it, to see how it worked out. There has been others that used the stove and water to re-solidify the wax, but I found another way, and figured I would share, as it seemed to work quite well. This is what the wax looked like when I received it. It was very soft. This gives you a better idea of the consistency of the wax. Also, in this picture, you can see my "melting' device. It is a candle warmer my wife has, that melts candles. You can enjoy the smell, without having to actually burn them. It worked so well on candles, I decided to give it a try on the wax. This is the wax on the warmer and stirred up. I continued to stir the wax about every 15-20 mins. I placed the lid loosely on the container while it was warming, to try and keep as much of the solvents and oils from evaporating into the atmosphere, and keep them in the can. This is the wax fully melted into a liquid state. This took about an hour to get here. After the wax was liquid form, I removed it from the warmer, and let it sit. After a night in the basement, this is what it turned out. I rubbed an applicator around on the surface to feel for the consistency. You may be able to see the swirl marks. It was MUCH harder then previous, and felt like the other paste waxes I have at this point. Still havent tested any durability at this point, so can not comment on that, but I feel MUCH better using it now in this state, as I believe this is more so how the wax was originally from the factory. If you have any questions, I will try to answer to the best of my knowledge. Hopefully, this will give others an idea on how to do it, if they were contemplating re-solidifying their M16.
Pretty much what I had done, but used double boiler method. I was thinking of adding some PC to it once it was melted but didnt have it with me at the time to play around with, hehe.
From what I remember on MOL the concensus was that it got mushy from heat and rough handling. I know when I shook the daylights out of one of my cans of M16 it almost all turned to liquid. Once you reheat it, it all goes back to normal.
Wondering if I could try this method on my pot of Vic's red. When I stirred it up (it had become slightly separated) it got super soft, like a viscous liquid. It won't reset. Maybe I should try to heat it...
My M16s are the only waxes that are in the fridge. They get messy when they get too hot, even dripping out of the side of the pot at times...
idk if its cause i live in hawaii or what but i double boiled one of my 2 cans twice already. it keeps softening unless i keep it in the fridge. it goes back to about 20% firmer consistency than when i first received them. i think i use more product when its soft.
M16 did the same to me...stays in the fridge now. Wonder why it seperates like that...none of the Collinite's do it.
My M16 is also too soft and does spill out of its tin, almost crawling uphill through any gap it finds. I ended up transferring it to an old vaseline pot with tight screw on cap. So soft that a spoon is the tool. Hi, I'm Seckin from Turkey. This is my first post. BTW
