Black Bison lid

[Drea]

Just picked up a 500ml tin of Black Bison clear on Ebay to wax my nearly finished bass guitar (I should post some pics sometime).

The thing is, the lid's got a pinhole right in the centre and I don't know if it's supposed to be there (does wax need to breathe?). Should I leave it as is? I've got some ali duct tape I could cover the hole with, if needs be.

Cheers

Drea

 

[jasonB]

Its so you can have a quick sniff when the fancy takes you

They all have the small hole, no nee dto seal it the wax won't dry out. Not sure why its there though.

Jason

 

[Drea]

That's all right then

Maybe the hole's for a wick, for a bit more light in the workshop :lol:

 

[Woodfinish Man]

We think the hole is there so that the vapour can vent when it is used in hot climates.

Ian

 

[Terry Smart]

I think you''ll find that the reason the hole is there is because the wax is filled as a hot liquid. Without a vent hole the vapour present until the wax cools and solidifies has nowhere to go and will either lead to the lid popping off or the pressure will force the wax out of the tin, spoiling its appearance before it gets to the shelf.

The option is to wait a short time before lidding the tin, but this isn't always possible in production line manufacturing so a vent hole is used.