Some time ago I did a search to on cleaning dirty wax and got several good
pointers.  I just wanted to let anyone else know who might be searching,
that what worked well for me was:

1.  filtering the hot wax through a double  thickness of cotton batting (old
scraps work great for this) which is cheap and widely available at discount
stores

2.   boiling the wax in plenty of water and letting the entire thing sit
until cold, then pouring off the water and lots of debris and
melting/filering the wax again.

3.  doing the boiling water treatment on the wax-soaked batting scraps and
getting back lots of wax that was trapped in the fibers.

In the past I have experimented with using beauty shop peroxide (stronger
concentration) and found it didn't lighten the wax enough to justify the
expense and time involved.  I much prefer the processes listed above.  One
post mentioned steam cleaning and a press, but those are beyond my grasp at
this time.  Thanks for all your help.  Christy>

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