Ian
Notorious member
Ben wrote: "A lot of substitutes people have suggested so far are water base. I figure that would be a great waste of time and $ to try and mix a water based material with Alox. Ben"
It can be done, but the water has to be cooked off first. Done it with Nu-finish car polish to get the polymer base. Throw a chip of Ivory soap in there with the Alox and that reduced base, warm it up good, add some mineral spirits, and it makes a creamy yellow-colored emulsion that will actually dry after a fashion. I'm not saying do it, but it's doable. I never liked the way it worked, seemed to cause leading. I'd definitely try to stick with natural or petroleum waxes for the BLL formula.
It can be done, but the water has to be cooked off first. Done it with Nu-finish car polish to get the polymer base. Throw a chip of Ivory soap in there with the Alox and that reduced base, warm it up good, add some mineral spirits, and it makes a creamy yellow-colored emulsion that will actually dry after a fashion. I'm not saying do it, but it's doable. I never liked the way it worked, seemed to cause leading. I'd definitely try to stick with natural or petroleum waxes for the BLL formula.