Why add JPW to Alox?

[Rickk]

I noticed that a number of folks add JPW to Alox. Does it help prevent leading, or make the boolits less sticky?

[The10mmKid]

Yes, and Yes.

'da Kid

[hickstick_10]

tried it for the first time this week.

Huge difference, no sticky ****, no week long drying time and doesnt gum u p me seating die with gunk.

Man I wished I found out about this earlier (been using straight alox for about 2 years)

[redneckdan]

On my high velocity stuff I mix 50/50 JPW/Alox, melt over heat and then dip the boolit noses, after the ammo is loaded. Works good.

[DanWalker]

I heat my boolits to 200 degrees in the oven for 15 minutes, then pour equal amounts of alox and JPW over them, tumble a bit, then stand them up to dry. The warm boolits get a better covering this way, and they dry quickly. They usually take about 20 minutes to be dry enough to load.

[markinalpine]

"Why add JPW to Alox? "

Why not? :kidding:

[mdi]

JPW contains some carnuba wax. Carnuba leaves the bore shiny clean...

[foxtrapper]

What is JPW?

[Rickk]

Johnson's Paste Wax

[canyon-ghost]

You can also buy pure Carnuba on Ebay, if you'd like the pure stuff without the smell.

[bootsnthejeep]

So is the JPW melted down just to get the Carnuba? Cause I've got plenty of carnuba I can just mix with the LLA in that case. What else of benefit is there in the rendered JPW?

[mdi]

JPW also contains some solvents that can make mixing in with the alox easier. Straight carnuba wax/alox will prolly have to be heated pretty highmelt the carnuba to get it to mix.

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