Will it Melt?

Finally here are the pictures. The container with the balls of wax with the seat cover wrapped around the pan for insulation was put in the back of the truck while I was parked at work. The third picture shows the scum left over. It is weird there is so much. The wax looked so clean before.



These two show the finished cake of wax from Friday. It is about 2 - 2.5 oz. I have done this process again and got another cake of about the same size. One more to go.


If you are interested, and since this is my historical log, here is what happened during the days:
Thursday:
11:40 softening up, the balls are flattening, but no actual melting.
12:40 soft but still not melting. I think the pot is at a point where it is radiating as much heat as it is getting. Maybe if I had a dark paper towel it would push it over the edge.
6:00 got a couple of drips so the concept is close, but not quite working.

Friday:
Today I wrapped the pot in a layer of black fabric with foam in it (an old car seat) to act as insulation.
11:20 actual melting happening! Today it is several degrees cooler than yesterday and the wax is melting before it did yesterday.
12:30 drips are coming through and most of the wax is melted! Looks like success is close.