Wax or no wax?

[Mark Brody]

I'm looking to get a second nylon bullwhip from Rhett Kelley. I've never heard of waxed nylon whips, though. My current nylon whip is not waxed, and it seems to work fine. Can someone enlighten me on the wax debate, and does anyone have any experience with Kelley's whips?

[WhipDude]

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[Mark Brody]

I did read that page earlier. Steve talks about a low maintenance nylon whip suddenly becoming high maintenance when you have it waxed. I'm just wondering if it really does need to be rewaxed occasionally and if the wax really does flake off as he describes. I wouldn't want my whip to look like it has dandruff, and I like the low maintenance aspect of my current nylon whip.

[riku1914]

A few months ago on another forum there was a newer nylon whipmaker starting to experiment with wax. He found that as long as the temp was right and it was given enough time, it wouldn't get all flakey. I think the moral of the story is, if done right the whip won't get dandruffy, as you put it. Its like with shellacking a leather whip. If the proportions used to mixed the shellac aren't right it will flake off. But when done right by someone who knows what they are doing, it works out perfectly. If you're buying from someone who waxes their nylon whips on a regular basis there's a good bet they're doing it right. Rhett is one of those people. You could always ask him what happens to the newly waxed whips, explain your concern, and he will give you exactly the information you need from first hand experience.