On 06/01/2011 03:54 AM, Jack Stein wrote:
On 5/19/2011 9:27 PM, Kevin Miller wrote:
I got a gallon of end grain sealer some time back, and it seems to have
caked in the bottle. It's in a one gallon plastic jug, sort of like a
milk jug. I've never had it set up on me in a closed container before.
Does anyone know if there's a way to redissolve it? It's between half
and three quarters of the bottle, so I hate to waste it.

It's not solid - there is still some liquid in it but there are large
hunks of solidified wax too.

The lid has been screwed on the bottle - it's not like it was in a can
exposed to air.

If it were me, I'd try some lacquer thinner, which will dissolve wax
with no problem. Also, if you have an old iron, see if that melts the
stuff, which sounds like wax. I've used regular paraffin wax with an old
iron to melt the wax right into the end grain, and that works great.

End grain sealer is a water based solution, so I don't think the lacquer
thinner would work too well. I'm going to give the paint stirrer method
a go as soon as I can find an empty paint can. the sealer is in a
plastic jug w/about a one inch opening at the top, so to get the wax &
such out I'll probably have to destroy the container.

Thanks though..

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