Will this work as on traps? If painting traps should you wax then paint or paint then wax? Thanks

Paint then wax. Gulf will work.

no, it will flake....you can mix it with reg trap wax, but i've seen this gulf wax flake off....

I add a little with trap wax, thats it though...

It works fine, never had a flaking problem, but then I don't deal with really cold temps very often and can see how it would. I buy bees wax from a bee keeper here and mix it and really like the results.

Go to the hardware store and buy a bowl wax, used for sealing under a toilet bowl. This is made of bee's wax, or honeycomb. Cut off a chunk about the size of an ice cube and add this chunk to about five pounds of Gulf wax. Makes a mixture that does not easily chip. Be sure you leave the trap in the wax long enough to heat up to the same temperature as the wax, so as to assure good adhesion.
Works for me.

If you run the temp right gulf will work fine as you will get a thin coat. I am not a big fan of painting traps unless they are water traps and that wont hurt....the gulf wax does have a bit of odor to it but if you are painting them it should not hurt. Remember temp is key.

the gulf wax is used on so food like little debbie cakes to make the apperance look better, with that said the gulf wax is tasteless and scent less anddo you paint them or dye them??

I would like to dye them but i will proably paint. They are canine traps.

Your BEST BET by far is to use the GULF wax w/ 1oz of rosin per 10lbs of wax.. you can get the rosin at ANY bowling alley...rosin bags.. rosin is a pine/pitch type substance and will increase the flexiblity AND adheasion of the wax. beeswax is like adding HONEY to your wax... it'll increase the adheasion..AND in many instances the DIG OUTS!! I've done it THIS WAY for right at 30 years... ZERO problems..
lynx

Do what lynx says. I say don't paint your canine traps!!!!!!!!!!Just clean them and wax them. Canines will smell paint easily. RD

Paint THEN wax... paint wont stick to wax...PS I have PERSONAL info from a MAJOR trap wax supplier that buys his wax in BULK...and adds NOTHING but rosin to it..... Price/lb goes WAY up... VERY profitable item.
lynx

Parafin is parafin, go to a candle supply place and buy it in 10 lb blocks. About 1/2 as much as the grocery store canning wax.

I wouldn't paint at all, but no need to paint and wax. The heat might melt off the paint anyway.

Yep, good point....if you painted a trap...why would you need to wax it?

no idea, just wanted to say nice name muzzy man

Listen and learn my little grasshopper fetus.. the wax will SPEED up the trap

i use the gulf wax in a old crock pot ..i leave the trap in for a while till the wax bubbles and the trap comes to temp ..works for me ...i also added walnut hulls to darken the the mix ..works great for me ...