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Sticking Wax

Folks, I fianlly found all the parts to make my own goo (parafin, perc etc...). I am using a LW lamp right circular cylinder. The goo came out ok but is sticking to the bottle during flow. I washed the bottle with WD-40 and then soap, bleach then soap, just soap...Nothing seems to keeps the goo from attaching to the side of the bottle. I scrubbed the inside of the bottle with cheescloth but still sticks. Is the perc formula wetting the sides enough to cause it to hang up? thanks, Scott

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Permalink Reply by Scott on May 21, 2010 at 5:50pm

I ran a few drops and it did clean up after about an hour but I think i added too much. My daughter thought they looked like frogs eggs due to the number of spheres created. Overall i am happy with the final result. Even though it did flow like lava I now know my process works and to be a little more conservative with surfactant. Scott