Unique Uses for Reynolds Wax Paper

Richard S. Reynolds started his young career working for his uncle R. J. Reynolds who owned a tobacco industry. The U.S. Foil Co. business was started by Richard Reynolds in 1919 which supplied tin-lead wrappers candy and cigarette companies. Reynolds had to make the switch to the new non-corrosive lightweight metal when the price of aluminum dropped in the 1920s. The Eskimo Pies company was bought by U.S. Foil in 1924 and the company produced an ice cream product wrapped in foil. It was four years later that the company began to rapidly expand when they purchased Fulton Sylphon, part of Beechnut Foil, and Robertshaw Thermostat. All the expansion added to the company led up to the changing of their name to Reynolds Metals. Planning for the United States' involvement in World War II, Reynolds began mining for aluminum ore in Arkansas in 1940 to be used for the making of aluminum. They opened their first aluminum plant near Sheffield, Alabama and the following year they were leading the way in the development of aluminum and became Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil in 1947. The company later introduced Reynolds Plastic Wrap in 1982.

Now that you have a short history on how Reynolds Cut-Rite Wax Paper came to be what it is today, there are several unique uses for this product you can learn. You can use Reynolds Cut-Rite Wax Paper to:

Preserve autumn leaves by placing the leaves between two sheets of the product, and then placing those two sheets between two sheets of brown paper. You can now press it with a warm iron to seal and preserve the leaves and trim the paper if necessary.

Prevent shoe polish from smearing by letting the shoe polish dry and using a sheet of the product to rub off the excess polish. You can also place another sheet of the product under the shoe to prevent it from splattering on what you're working on.

Fix a metal zipper by rubbing a sheet of the product up and down the teeth of the zipper. This makes it zip smoothly if it becomes stuck.

Clean and shine a floor by putting a sheet of the product underneath a mop head and cleaning as you normally would to see a nice shiny floor.