What does Silca mix together for their 50€ wax?
Could I use a generic parafin wax instead? [https://www.chemiekontor.de/en/paraffin-6062-pastillen-1-kg?number=5060-1.0](https://www.chemiekontor.de/en/paraffin-6062-pastillen-1-kg?number=5060-1.0)
by WearUnhappy
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I use generic wax mixed with PTFE powder that I bought on Amazon, I can’t remember the exact ratio but there are guides online. Way cheaper and very effective.
Lots of discussion of this here: https://www.reddit.com/r/cycling/comments/17sr87h/i_want_to_start_the_immersion_wax_method_on_my/ (and lots of other threads if you search for them)
I started by making my own with parrafin and ptfe. Then I switched to Silca and MSW because it’s really not much more expensive. You really just don’t go through that much wax.
For the past few years I have been using plain paraffin wax that I buy from the grocery store. You can usually find it in the pickling/canning section. You really don’t need to spend 50€ on some specialty wax. I also never found any need to mix in any additives, using just pure paraffin wax work good enough for me.