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IF you want to dye and wax your traps at the same time, mix your trap dye acording to the directions. Then shave a pound or two (depending on the amount of water) of trap wax in the mixture. Bring it to a roiling boil and add a few traps. Don`t put so many traps in that the water stops boiling. Let boil for 5 or 10 minutes. Pull traps out, shake them off and hang in a tree. They will have an even fine coat of wax on the outside and they will also absorb some wax into the pores of the metal. They will not rust and they will throw smooth as can be. The key is to bring the mixture to a boil and keep it there. I would not boil the traps longer than 10 minutes (5 is probably enough) or you may posibly weaken the springs. There are those who will tell you this won`t work, but it has for me for 25 years. I still have the original traps that I started with and they have not rusted yet. Good luck. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif Make sure the traps are clean before dyeing and waxing or the dirt will make a mess.

<blockquote data-quote="cat whacker" data-source="post: 178563" data-attributes="member: 5235"><p>IF you want to dye and wax your traps at the same time, mix your trap dye acording to the directions.&nbsp; Then shave a pound or two (depending on the amount of water) of trap wax in the mixture.&nbsp; Bring it to a roiling boil and add a few traps.&nbsp; Don`t put so many traps in that the water stops boiling.&nbsp; Let boil for 5 or 10 minutes.&nbsp; Pull traps out, shake them off and hang in a tree.&nbsp; They will have an even fine coat of wax on the outside and they will also absorb some wax into the pores of the metal.&nbsp; They will not rust and they will throw smooth as can be.&nbsp; The key is to bring the mixture to a boil and keep it there.&nbsp; I would not boil the traps longer than 10 minutes (5 is probably enough) or you may posibly weaken the springs.&nbsp; There are those who will tell you this won`t work, but it has for me for 25 years.&nbsp; I still have the original traps that I started with and they have not rusted yet.&nbsp; Good luck.&nbsp;&nbsp; /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif&nbsp;&nbsp; Make sure the traps are clean before dyeing and waxing or the dirt will make a mess.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="cat whacker, post: 178563, member: 5235"] IF you want to dye and wax your traps at the same time, mix your trap dye acording to the directions. Then shave a pound or two (depending on the amount of water) of trap wax in the mixture. Bring it to a roiling boil and add a few traps. Don`t put so many traps in that the water stops boiling. Let boil for 5 or 10 minutes. Pull traps out, shake them off and hang in a tree. They will have an even fine coat of wax on the outside and they will also absorb some wax into the pores of the metal. They will not rust and they will throw smooth as can be. The key is to bring the mixture to a boil and keep it there. I would not boil the traps longer than 10 minutes (5 is probably enough) or you may posibly weaken the springs. There are those who will tell you this won`t work, but it has for me for 25 years. I still have the original traps that I started with and they have not rusted yet. Good luck. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Make sure the traps are clean before dyeing and waxing or the dirt will make a mess. [/QUOTE]

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