bottles-jars Bottle wax question

[Steve5000]

Can someone tell me if the only way to 'wax' a bottle is with bottle wax, or are there other products such as resins that can be used?

Steve

 

[Justaguy]

Good question. I would love to know where to get the rubbery wax like Maker's Mark uses. I have a bag of gold wax that is used for wine bottles, but when hardened it gets brittle like candle wax.

 

[Steve5000]

I sometimes make cheese and thought I would try cheese wax - mistake! It is far to soft at room temperature and needs to be scraped off with a knife.

 

[POTAWIE]

Here's an old thread with some info
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/12563-wax-for-bottles/page__hl__wax

 

[Lucky Dog Hot Sauce]

When waxing the prototypes I purchased bottle sealing wax at beer/winemaking supply places. It's a specific type of wax that doesn't get brittle when it dries.

You could do a resin, but wax is hard enough to peel off, so I'd advise against it.

One thing i'd do if I were still wax sealing is put a little string around the bottle where the neck met the cap so one could pull it & slice through the seal.

Makers uses a plastic. That' be super toxic to mess with at home - I'm sure they have a massive machine.

Good luck!