Hello Tom
    Try putting your wax in a polythene bag in the solar melter. Make a row
of pinholes along the lowest edge (I use an uncapping fork) and the wax will
be automatically filtered as it melts, leaving all the dross behind.
If things get *very* hot, the plastic sometimes melts a bit in contact with
the metal tray, but it is still easier to clean than without. I suppose that
covering the surface of the tray with a sheet of cooking aluminium foil
would also work, but without the filtering effect the mesh at the exit would
still get clogged.
I did think of trying turkey roasting bags to resist the high temperatures,
but they are expensive compared to supermarket shopping bags.
I you have enough sunshine this year to melt anything, why not try these
ideas and let us know which works best

John Burgess, Editor Gwenynwyr Cymru/The Welsh Beekeeper
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