1.   He said it is possible to find out if the floor has a wax coating by wiping a small area with a rag dampened in paint thinner.

2.   It recorded telephone conversations on wax phonograph cylinders, which could be reused by shaving the wax coating to erase old recordings.

3.   Rutabagas, which have a thicker skin and are often sold with a wax coating to keep their moisture from evaporating, should always be peeled.

4.   Some natural corks have a thin wax coating, so that the cork can be removed easily.

5.   The wax coating should first be scrubbed off the entire surface of the pan with hot water and a soapy steel-wool pad.

6.   To complicate matters, the flange-lip bottles have a wax coating on top of the cork, instead of the foil that is traditionally used for protection.

7.   We also watched as others hand-dipped cheeses first in a clear wax coating then a red one.