I could not get surfacing agent for my hot coats so I buyed wax and a bottle of styrene and made my own.
I readed many threads that explain proper ratios and how to prepare it.
I used it on two boards already. It worked.
BUT:
I keep on getting this little wax lumps that show up when the resin dryes as white craters/holes.
The stuff I made gets solid when I´m not using it.
I asked someone and told me It sholud be like cream soup (when I use it).
So when I need it, I put the bottle inside a can with hot water for five seconds, shake it , and try to get this state on the solution.
If I leave it longer inside the can, the wax will completely melt and what I see is just the styrene. Liquid.
It happened once and I had to wait for it to get colder and thicker.
I was wondering if maybe I should mix the S.A into the resin when it is at that stage, styrene-looking, no wax to be seen.
That would get rid of those little non melted flakes for sure.
But would the wax come to the surface being so diluted ?
Or do I just keep on using it thick and put it through some kind of filter before using it
embarrassing to ask
but i´m having a hard time sanding and, as I´m going to have to hot coat again.....