Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
Two points I haven't see mentioned:
1. Don't just dip the chain in and out as soon as the wax melts. You need to get that wax as hot as possible, well above the boiling point of water, and cook the chain in there for a good long time, in order to cook off all the water and solvents remaining on the chain.
2. Don't just pull out the chain when the wax is still scalding hot. The wax will just drip right off the chain. You need to let the wax cool down until it starts to thicken.
I've just started waxing (about 207 miles back), using a 0.5L depilation wax heater with digital temperature control - a bit small but I had it lying around (for accordion wax not hair
I gave it 30 mins at 95c the first time, but you say above 100c for a while which makes sense for removing water.
What temp would you suggest ?
Update: did some googling and Molten Speed Wax say not to heat above 93c (200F)
https://moltenspeedwax.com/pages/waxing-your-chain