ISO cleaning hack

[Zing]

Hey, Soap Peeps! I have one of these thangs:

I have soaked it in water & Dawn for several days and scrubbed with a sponge for a long time. It still feels oily. Hit me up if you have any tricks on cleaning it. Thanks!

 

[AliOop]

I have that same tray! I have no hacks, but this is what works best for me.

Put it in hot hot hot soapy (Dawn) water for a few minutes.
Run more hot water over it to rinse off the soap (and hopefully at least some of the darn beeswax)
Quickly wipe it with a dry paper towel, or five.
If I come across resolidified wax while drying, then back into the hot hot water it goes, to rinse and repeat.

This seems to remove most of the wax, but I admit, it never feels completely wax-free. Would love to hear if anyone has better luck with a different process.

 

[dmcgee5034]

I have that tray, too. Have you tried the Dawn Power Wash after the Alioop process? That stuff as a final step really seems to remove the oily residue.

 

[squidstings]

"Power Wash" is just Dawn with an added solvent. Amazing stuff, but if you have some >95% ethanol or isopropol alcohol on hand.... Mind you, the sprayed foam really works!

A cationic or amphoteric detergent? Dawn is Anionic with nonionic.

Hydrogen Peroxide? There's other mild oxidizers.

Soak it in lye water?