I need some help or direction. This was my first attempt at making a lube for pan lubing. A forum member had converted Ben's formula quantities into ounces for making a 2 pound batch as follows:
16 oz. beeswax
9.6 oz. red,tacky
3.2 oz. jpw
1.6 oz. dextron2
1.6 oz. stp
I did change the recipe in one way. I used 14 oz. of bees wax and 2 oz. of paraffin wax. Other than that I followed everything as posted.
I used a postal scale and measured everything out. However, when weighing out the red and tacky it used at least 3/4 of the tub of the grease. Does that sound right?
The mix melted well and I didn't have the bad smell that others talked about(but it is distinctive).
The first problem I ran into was trying to filter it through a T shirt. It wouldn't filter through. It just pooled up. I had to use a metal strainer to get any flow. The other issue I have is that it is so sticky that it gets every where you don't want it and would rather stick to your skin than to the bullet. I even heated the bullets first. What did I do wrong and how can I harden the mixture??