I use the steam melter to melt cappings and comb into blocks. There's always a lot of dirt at this stage, a good bit of which settles as the wax is cooling and can be scraped off the blocks. For second rendering, I bag the blocks in cotton pillow cases and melt again. It also goes through a standard kitchen strainer as it leaves the melter. There will still be a layer of fine dirt on the bottom of the blocks, which again is scraped off. This leaves the wax reasonably clean for wax exchange purposes, but it would have to go through further clarification for candle making etc.
What process do you use please for 1st and 2nd rendering
I use the steam melter to melt cappings and comb into blocks. There's always a lot of dirt at this stage, a good bit of which settles as the wax is cooling and can be scraped off the blocks. For second rendering, I bag the blocks in cotton pillow cases and melt again. It also goes through a standard kitchen strainer as it leaves the melter. There will still be a layer of fine dirt on the bottom of the blocks, which again is scraped off. This leaves the wax reasonably clean for wax exchange purposes, but it would have to go through further clarification for candle making etc.