just to add something to my previous entry's, Thank you all for your replies they have been helpfull, although I couldn't find on this forum where any one had tried this, I was uncomfortable with the idea of heating on my gas stove to bring the wax to the proper temperature for mold spore killing, even in a double boiler, I was concerned with starting a fire! I purchased an inexpensive electric multi cooker that had a variable temperature control, I simply melted the wax and increased the temp to 240 degrees F. and put my first coat on, I then let the wax cool to around 180 and re dipped to put on a much thicker coat, the cheese looks pretty and I did not burn anything down!