Found a local/reasonably cheap source of carnauba wax

[BigSlick]

Been looking for ingredients to start makin a batch of lube.

Carnauba is some expensive stuff, depending upon where you find it. I was looking for a small qty, so I wasn't exactly getting the best prices when I did find it available.

One source, I found local, seems like it will be all I need for a while, and the per ounce cost is less than anywhere else I found in the quantity I wanted when you include shipping and being local, no waiting is nice.

Kinda suprised me, but it is the real deal. Got it at PepBoys for $13/12oz in the shoe polish type can. It's pure, smells like the other stuff I have that I bought in flakes and is a whole lot easier to find - and cheaper ;)

Thought maybe some of you might find this useful.

https://store.mothers.com/product_info.php?products_id=45

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[Marlin Junky]

BigSlick,

You need the flakes, not car wax. Do a Google search on T3 Carnauba.

MJ

[MT Gianni]

I have added a pea size lump of a carnauba floor wax to my FWFL. This generally makes about 4 oz. It works fine. Make sure that there are no other additives other than waxes. Gianni

[BigSlick]

BigSlick,

You need the flakes, not car wax. Do a Google search on T3 Carnauba.

MJ

I have some of the flakes I bought off fleabay, but that's running low.

I opened the tin up to make sure it isn't some goop car wax, it's a cake, as in cracked up due to shipping. Not sure how you're supposed to apply this to a car without some heat or ??? but it is definitely in cake form, and cracked/chipped up.

Are there any significant differences between T1 and T3 for lube purposes ?

I looked up a few specs online, and the T1 has a slightly higher melt point and slightly lower acid content.

Not questioning what you're saying here at all, just didn't know there were different grades of carnauba available.

I guess I could always use the stuff to wax my work truck :mrgreen:
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[Marlin Junky]

I went with T3 because of its properties and lower cost. As I recall, I paid about 8 or 9 bucks a pound for the T3. A single TBS of T3 in 1.5+ pounds of lube makes a big difference in the texture but not so much in the melting point. The melting point can be influenced more by the addition of pure sodium stearate which is about 1/2 the price of Carnauba and melts at about 400F (you need to melt it in hot oil).

Use a single tsp of T3 at a time in a pound of lube while experimenting. When I over did it with T3, I needed to add a TBS of lanolin and a bit of Jojoba 'cause it dried the lube out too much (the lube wouldn't stick properly to the lube grooves while pan lubing).

MJ

[mtgrs737]

A lot of the time car wax has micro polishes in the wax to polish the oxidation off the paint/clear coat. These would be no good for the boolit lube maker.

[Leftoverdj]

You can get all the stuff you need to make bullet lube at www.thesage.com

Prices look reasonable to me, and certainly a lot cheaper than doing much running around looking. Pure carnuba is around $9 a pound, as is lanolin. Don't recall the price on sodium stearate, but know they stock it. Got a lot of other interesting stuff, too, if any of y'all are getting seriously into this stuff. I was happy to just make a big batch of Felix.