Ideas for heating the wax area

This year my wax bench is in a cavernous two-car garage, which by condo
rules has to be kept at a minimum of 50F. Since it would be a lot more
comfortable and efficient for waxing if my work area was a bit warmer
than that, I'm thinking about adding a portable heater rather than
turning up the thermostat. Electricity is very expensive in Montana.
Anyone have good (or bad) experiences with any specific kind of area
heater for this kind of use? I use a DeLonghi oil-filled radiator in
my bedroom and like the style, but wonder if that would be quick or
direct enough in one corner of the garage. Thanks,

Gene

TALK YOUR WIFE INTO LETTING YOU USE THE SPARE BEDROOM GENE !!!
GET A NICE SOUND SYSTEM OR TV/VCR COMBO AND WATCH SKI VIDEOS WHILE WAXING.

JKAL.


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This year my wax bench is in a cavernous two-car garage, which by condo
rules has to be kept at a minimum of 50F. Since it would be a lot more
comfortable and efficient for waxing if my work area was a bit warmer
than that, I'm thinking about adding a portable heater rather than
turning up the thermostat. Electricity is very expensive in Montana.
Anyone have good (or bad) experiences with any specific kind of area
heater for this kind of use? I use a DeLonghi oil-filled radiator in
my bedroom and like the style, but wonder if that would be quick or
direct enough in one corner of the garage. Thanks,

Gene

If you supply the wife and the non-carpeted floor. ;-)

Gene

"Jeff and Stephanie Kalember" wrote:

TALK YOUR WIFE INTO LETTING YOU USE THE SPARE BEDROOM GENE !!!
GET A NICE SOUND SYSTEM OR TV/VCR COMBO AND WATCH SKI VIDEOS WHILE WAXING.

JKAL.


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This year my wax bench is in a cavernous two-car garage, which by condo
rules has to be kept at a minimum of 50F. Since it would be a lot more
comfortable and efficient for waxing if my work area was a bit warmer
than that, I'm thinking about adding a portable heater rather than
turning up the thermostat. Electricity is very expensive in Montana.
Anyone have good (or bad) experiences with any specific kind of area
heater for this kind of use? I use a DeLonghi oil-filled radiator in
my bedroom and like the style, but wonder if that would be quick or
direct enough in one corner of the garage. Thanks,

Gene

Jeff and Stephanie Kalember wrote:
TALK YOUR WIFE INTO LETTING YOU USE THE SPARE BEDROOM GENE !!!
GET A NICE SOUND SYSTEM OR TV/VCR COMBO AND WATCH SKI VIDEOS WHILE WAXING.

JKAL.


wrote in message
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This year my wax bench is in a cavernous two-car garage, which by condo
rules has to be kept at a minimum of 50F. Since it would be a lot more
comfortable and efficient for waxing if my work area was a bit warmer
than that, I'm thinking about adding a portable heater rather than
turning up the thermostat. Electricity is very expensive in Montana.
Anyone have good (or bad) experiences with any specific kind of area
heater for this kind of use? I use a DeLonghi oil-filled radiator in
my bedroom and like the style, but wonder if that would be quick or
direct enough in one corner of the garage. Thanks,

Gene


Buy a really big tarp?
gr

For years I've used plastic over a hardwood or fake hardwood floor.
Those can be cleaned easily enough. But in walking on and off a
cover over a carpet, there's no way to keep the latter from picking up
clumps of wax. And getting wax out of a carpet is tricky, to say the
least. Plus, the spare bedroom is two floors up from the garage, where
the skis are stored.

Gene

gr wrote:

Buy a really big tarp?
gr

On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:09:16 -0700, wrote:

For years I've used plastic over a hardwood or fake hardwood floor.
Those can be cleaned easily enough. But in walking on and off a
cover over a carpet, there's no way to keep the latter from picking up
clumps of wax.

Yeah, that's the challenge. I try typically wax barefoot (a little
dangersous, perhaps) and have sandles right at off the waxing area to
walk on if I have to move away for awhile.

On Nov 23, 1:09*am, wrote:
For years I've used plastic over a hardwood or fake hardwood floor.
Those can be cleaned easily enough. *But in walking on and off a
cover over a carpet, there's no way to keep the latter from picking up
clumps of wax. *And getting wax out of a carpet is tricky, to say the
least. Plus, the spare bedroom is two floors up from the garage, where
the skis are stored. *

Gene

gr wrote:
Buy a really big tarp?
gr

Gene,

On my unheated front porch up north I use a small propane heater that
is designed for indoors. It uses the same size cannister as your
klister torch. I just set it below the bench and it seems to work OK.
At home in a heated room I use he opposite method that JFT described.
I wear sandles while waxing, floor is covered with a heavy mil poly
and I take the sandles off as I leave the plastic before just step
onto the carpet...missed you at the Troll today, it is about 85%
covered and was pretty fast.

John OC