How to make surf wax, organic and processed?

darty79 started the topic in Monday, 24 Jun 2013 at 04:39 pm

Surfers
Has anyone had a crack at making their own wax? I have the following formulas one for organic and one for normal;

Paraffin wax
Microcrystalline wax
Petroleum jelly
Adhesive (Vistanex)
Small amounts of scent and dye if you want a nice look / smell

Beeswax
Coconut oil
Tree resin (cool water wax only)

The problem is for the normal mix i cannot find any Vistanex, does anyone know a supplier or alternative?

indo-dreaming Tuesday, 25 Jun 2013 at 07:31 am new

Interesting thread...don't know where to find Vistanex but know where to find a lot of coconut oil :)

dumpy Wednesday, 26 Jun 2013 at 08:39 pm new

a bit of googling turned up:
Vistanex LM and MM polymers are clean, light colored polymers with essentially no odor or taste.
Visit our web site at https://www.butylrubber.com for a complete product listing.

Make sure you have a read of the MSDS to understand how many rats the product kills before you get your hands covered in it.

actually that link was pretty crap, sorry. wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyl_rubber
The bit about being used in small amounts as a fuel additive seems relevant...

try googling polyisobutylene and your nearest main city - i got 4 hits for suppliers.

may you give gluefoot airs a new meaning!

storminteractive Saturday, 28 Dec 2013 at 10:39 am new

Dumpy, should you ever find your way to reading this, I just got some vistenex for making surf wax but it came with no MSDS, can you point me in the right direction?

surfing-cronulla Sunday, 29 Dec 2013 at 07:52 am new
Roy Stuart Sunday, 19 Jan 2014 at 08:49 am new

We invented the coconut oil and beeswax recipes in 1994, and gave them to the surfing world... just saying.

factotum Friday, 26 Oct 2018 at 03:33 pm new

Secret recipe

https://preview.ibb.co/bJhr6V/recipe.jpg