Can't Find Beeswax - Looking For Next Best Sealer

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I have been looking around for beeswax for the last couple weeks as I have been slowly installing my table, only to find none. There are a couple last places I can check today, but the chances of them having it are very slim. The local pool table installers only supply plaster of paris.

What is the next best sealer other then beeswax? I would like to get the table finished before Christmas, so I will not be ordering online.
 
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I have been looking around for beeswax for the last couple weeks as I have been slowly installing my table, only to find none. There are a couple last places I can check today, but the chances of them having it are very slim. The local pool table installers only supply plaster of paris.

What is the next best sealer other then beeswax? I would like to get the table finished before Christmas, so I will not be ordering online.
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i have no idea if it's the same wax youre looking for,
or will work for you or not,
but as a former plumber for 30 years,
wax ring that toilet sets onto is beeswax
can be had at any hardware store, plumbing supply house, lowes, etc.
is there another kind of beeswax?
 
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Agree with the others on the bondo. Or if you don't feel comfortable working with that then get some rock hard putty. It comes in a powder, all you have to do is mix it with water. It's easier than bondo to remove from slate screw holes if you have to cover them too.
 
Beeswax

A flooring shop should have it... It's used to fill any small voids in plank wood floors....also' a gunsmith shop will have some' it's used in a dye when reloading bullets, hobby shop will have it to make candles with. You want %100 pure beeswax, mostly found in 1 pound blocks'
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Rob.M
 
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Unfortunately I didn't have time to look anywhere today when I went out. I have checked all the local hardware stores. And despite Micheal's telling me that they don't carry it, I did find some there, although they want $28 just for 1lb. Normally I'd go for it, but money is tight this month with Christmas and all.

I don't want to use Bondo because the table might only be here for a few months, or could be here a year or so....I will be getting a better table, and will need to disassemble the table to sell.
 
Bondo comes apart just as easy as wax does. All you have to do is score the seam with a razor blade before you try to separate the slates and it pops right apart.
 
bludytiger said:
I have been looking around for beeswax for the last couple weeks as I have been slowly installing my table, only to find none. There are a couple last places I can check today, but the chances of them having it are very slim. The local pool table installers only supply plaster of paris.

What is the next best sealer other then beeswax? I would like to get the table finished before Christmas, so I will not be ordering online.
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http://www.amazon.com/Bees-Wax-Pool...=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1324352021&sr=1-1

http://www.ozonebilliards.com/ezshine.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pool-table-leveling-Beeswax-bees-wax-3-1oz-bar-blocks-/390239158905
 
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So you want something that is cheap, easy, will come apart easily for moving soon, and you can find locally. Sounds like you want 'Durham's Rock Hard' water putty. Costs only a few bucks a can, you can probably find it in the hardware stores there, and it will work fine in a home-short term. I'm not a beeswax guy, myself, I prefer bondo. To each his own, I guess. The 'Rock Hard' will work for what you want, though. Look for the little yellow, red, and white 'strong man' on the can:)
 
Just bought a can of Bondo this morning. It's not only what's recommended for the slate seam seals, but is recommended to fill in damaged areas of veneer (if the plan is re-veneering as is the case with an old Anniversary table I'm restoring.) If the slate is new, or chip-free, some pro's say beeswax is fine but if it's an older table then ya can't go wrong with bondo... oh and uh, don't forget the superglue!
 
Bondo just scrapes right off with a scraper/razor. Did it just a few weeks ago when I used the bondo and had to relevel again.
 
Oh, I thought I herd Bondo was much more difficult to remove, but I guess I herd wrong. I think it was people complaining about Bondo being stuck in the slate screw holes, but I think my rails cover my holes, so I don't need to fill them.

And yeah, it is an older table and 2 of the slabs have a couple gouges that need repair. Nothing bad, but I guess as you say Bondo is the way to go for this one. Thanks.

Any tips or advice about using it?
 
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