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Post by joewhitewv on Jan 14, 2020 18:55:15 GMT -5
Hello to who ever reads this! I am a new trapper and I have a question? I understand that scent control is an absolute with trapping, that being said, I just got done dying, and waxing my traps. I noticed that I can still smell the log wood dye on my traps. Is this normal or did I do something wrong?
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Post by Ohio on Jan 15, 2020 12:38:56 GMT -5
You didnt do anything wrong. I dont dye every year and when i do i let them air out a couple weeks before i wax them. You will be fine. Get them in the ground.
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Post by Law Dog on Jan 16, 2020 16:12:05 GMT -5
Wax them for protection and speed , remember logwood dye is made from wood and everything has a smell just some smells are not welcome like human and their related odors.
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Post by jarentz on Jan 18, 2020 8:58:25 GMT -5
When dyeing traps i rinse them with a hose and let dry before waxing
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Post by Law Dog on Jan 18, 2020 10:09:51 GMT -5
If you heat your dye/wax at the same time when you pull your traps out of the dye they dry from the heat quickly but hold the heat so waxing is easier when the trap is hot then you get less wax buildup on the trap. To cold of a trap the wax gets very thick to hot of a trap the wax gets to thin.
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Post by jarentz on Jan 18, 2020 19:13:08 GMT -5
I agree with Jerry, my way takes a little longer. I heat my wax to 240 degrees and let the trap in the wax until no more bubbles float in the wax.
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Post by Law Dog on Jan 18, 2020 22:51:46 GMT -5
I use a 55 gallon drum with a weed burner the flame heats the drum and the wax bucket at the same time so it’s dip the pause then dip again yes the wax takes longer to be ready. That makes for a time to de-rust some equipment or stakes.
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