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Name:  GIL
Status:  other
Age:  30s
Location: N/A
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Date: 2000-2001
Question:
IS THERE A ROOM TEMPERATURE SOLVENT FOR BEE WAX?

Replies:
Yes. Try turpentine or mineral spirits. But it is still hard to get a thin coat off a surface. If you just want to remove something like that, try a product like Fantastic with lots of elbow grease.

Larry Krengel

wax which is a lipid is non-polar (water insoluble) lipids are typically soluble in non-polar solvents such as acetone (nail polish remover)

Peter F.

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