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Wax Hands
More Wax-Hand Business. Less Machine.
WaxMelters builds commercial wax hand machines in the USA, from the PRIMO Wax Hands 1 Compact ($2,595) and TableTop 150 ($4,295) to the PRIMO Wax Hands X-Press 150 travel workstation ($5,250) and the PRIMO Wax Hands 305 Commercial Workstation ($7,495). Most models usually ship within 3 to 5 days.
PRIMO combines removable stainless-steel wax chambers with WaxMelters' waterless thermal architecture to create unusually space-efficient commercial systems, from ultra-compact tabletop units to a full X-Press travel workstation, a high-capacity storage workstation and large custom tabletop attraction builds.
- Universal: Any Standard Wax-Hand Wax, Sourced Locally
- No Heated Water Jacket
- Easy to Transport
- Free Business Plan by Successful Serial Entrepreneurs
- Ultra-Compact TableTop Designs
- Removable Wax Chambers
- EZ-Clean Topper Standard
- Integrated Cooling Available
- USA Built
Where You Can Make Money
Take the Fun Wherever the Crowds Are
Carnivals and County Fairs
Big crowds for days. Most fairs ask for a vendor application, booth fee and liability insurance.
Renaissance Festivals
A classic: Scarborough, Arizona and New York Renaissance festivals all list wax hands shops.
Festivals and Street Fairs
Seasonal festivals, holiday markets and fundraisers. Quick setup makes the most of a paid booth.
Private Parties
Sold as a staffed hourly package: graduations, showers, reunions, block parties and holiday parties.
Birthday Parties
Kids love making their own rainbow hand. Book it as an hourly party package with a take home keepsake for every guest.
Sweet 16s and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
A party favor guests make themselves. Popular at sweet 16s, quinceañeras and Bar and Bat Mitzvah receptions.
Corporate Events
Company picnics, team building, trade shows and brand activations, usually a flat package.
Weddings and Anniversaries
A one of a kind keepsake: the couple makes a holding hands sculpture in their wedding colors. A memorable reception or anniversary activity.
Date Nights
A keepsake couples make together, in their colors. Great for date night venues, paint and sip studios and Valentine events.
Schools and After Proms
School carnivals, fun fairs, grad nights and college events book year after year.
Malls and Attractions
Permanent counters sell single hands all day. Madame Tussauds lists wax hands from $15.
Cruises and Resorts
A fun activity for guests on vacation: resort activity centers, kids clubs and cruise ship decks.
Illustrative images.
Explore in 3D
Real photos shown; tap View in 3D to rotate any model. 3D illustrations, not exact models. See every model in the 3D showroom
PRIMO Waterless: Stop Paying for the Water Jacket.
Less space. Less bulk. No heated-water jacket. More room for your business. PRIMO eliminates the heated-water jacket so the machine can devote more of its physical envelope to the wax-hand process, portability or useful storage.
Space
Floor Space Has Economic Value
Every square foot occupied by equipment is space unavailable for customer flow, cooling, finishing, checkout, packaging, storage or another productive use.
Time
Setup Time Has Economic Value
PRIMO eliminates the heated-water jacket itself, no heating-water jacket to fill, drain or bring into operating condition before it can perform its heating function.
Energy
Heating the Jacket Is Still Heating
PRIMO conditions wax without maintaining a surrounding heated-water bath. Model-specific electrical ratings are published on each product page.
Bulk
Less Equipment to Work Around
Space-efficient architecture makes compact tabletop systems possible, lets X-Press collapse for travel and allows the 305 to turn lower cabinet volume into useful operator storage.
A Compact 20 × 20 in. Floor Footprint*
The PRIMO Wax Hands 4 Compact uses a 20 × 20 in. equipment footprint. *Overall equipment dimensions; allow for required operating clearances.
PRIMO Waterless Heating Architecture
Individual removable stainless-steel wax chambers, with no heated-water jacket around them. PRIMO eliminates the heated-water jacket while retaining individual removable stainless-steel wax chambers. That enables compact equipment packaging and an efficient workstation design.
Built Around the Wax-Hand Business
Waterless Heating Architecture
No heated-water jacket around the wax chambers. PRIMO is engineered around controlled wax conditioning.
Removable Wax Chambers
Individual stainless-steel wax chambers, also called sleeves, vats or compartments elsewhere in the industry, simplify color management, cleaning and service.
EZ-Clean Topper Standard
The removable stainless topper helps direct drips toward the intended chamber, keeps wax out of the spaces around removable chambers, helps contain residual wax during movement and creates a clean finished work surface.
No Proprietary Wax Required
PRIMO does not require WaxMelters-branded wax. Use appropriate commercially available low-melt wax-hand paraffin and source it locally whenever practical.
Integrated Cooling Available
Add a Professional Integrated Cooling Station: a built-in insulated ice-water chamber that replaces the separate plastic cooler commonly used during the cooling stage.
Commercial Attraction Engineering
Choose ultra-compact tabletop systems, the X-Press EZCOMPACT travel platform, the 305 storage workstation or a custom large tabletop system built around an attraction, counter or kiosk.
Which PRIMO Wax Hands System Fits Your Operation?
Choose the equipment platform first. Then choose the chamber layout, integrated cooling and other application options.
Ultra-Compact / Single Color
PRIMO Wax Hands 1 Compact
One removable 8 × 8 × 11 in. chamber, approximately 25 lb capacity and a 14 × 12 × 13 in. outer footprint.
Best for: single-color operation, expansion capacity, specialty color use and ultra-small installations.
View Wax Hands 1 Compact →Space-Saving Multi-Color
PRIMO Wax Hands 4 Compact
Four removable 8 × 8 × 11 in. wax chambers, approximately 100 lb capacity, in a 20 × 20 × 13 in. tabletop format.
Best for: compact multi-color installations, booths, counters and operators who do not need a separate oversized base chamber.
View Wax Hands 4 Compact →Full Commercial TableTop
PRIMO Wax Hands TableTop 150
Approximately 150 lb standard configuration with one 16 × 8 × 11 in. base chamber plus four 8 × 8 × 11 in. color chambers.
Options: 6-chamber multi-color layout and Professional Integrated Cooling Station.
View TableTop 150 →Portable / Vehicle Transport
PRIMO Wax Hands X-Press 150
A full commercial wax-hand workstation designed around a mobile business. Operates at approximately 30 in. high and compacts to approximately 17 in. high for transport.
Best for: mobile event companies, festivals, schools, colleges, private events and rental-style operations.
View X-Press 150 →High-Capacity Self-Contained Workstation
PRIMO Wax Hands 305 Commercial Workstation
Approximately 305 lb capacity with a high-capacity five-chamber layout, enclosed operator storage, doors and casters for repositioning within the operating area.
Options: 7-chamber multi-color layout and Professional Integrated Cooling Station.
View 305 Commercial Workstation →Attraction / Kiosk / Large TableTop
Custom PRIMO Wax Hands Systems
Large tabletop builds, special footprints, 8+ chambers, multiple large chambers, custom integrated cooling and equipment designed around existing counters, kiosks and attractions.
Best for: amusement parks, museums, tourist attractions, permanent entertainment installations and venue-specific builds.
View Custom Systems →Not Sure? Tell Us How You Plan to Operate
Tell us whether the equipment will travel, available counter/floor space, desired colors, expected volume and available electrical service. We can recommend the physical platform without oversizing your machine.
Request a Wax Hands Recommendation →PRIMO X-Press EZCOMPACT
A Full Commercial Wax-Hand System That Collapses for Vehicle Transport
The X-Press operates at approximately 30 inches high, then compacts to approximately 17 inches high for transportation, making it substantially easier to load into SUVs, vans and other event vehicles.
- Operate Approx. 30 in. working height
- Compact Approx. 17 in. transport height
- Load & Go Designed around a mobile event business
PRIMO 305 Commercial Workstation
High-Capacity Wax Conditioning + Integrated Operator Storage
The compact PRIMO design leaves room for a storage cabinet below, so the 305 uses lower cabinet volume as useful enclosed storage for colors, finishing materials, packaging and event supplies.
- Store Dedicated enclosed operator storage beneath the wax-hand system.
- Operate High-capacity commercial workstation with organized access to supplies.
- Close Clean finished appearance when supplies are stored.
Replace the Plastic Cooler with an Integrated Cooling Station
Wax-hand production includes a cooling stage. Instead of carrying a separate plastic cooler, selected PRIMO systems can be ordered with a built-in insulated ice-water cooling chamber integrated directly into the workstation.
Standard Event Setup
Wax-hand machine plus a separate cooler or cooling container that must be transported, positioned and maintained as another piece of event equipment.
PRIMO Professional Integrated Cooling Station
A dedicated insulated ice-water cooling chamber becomes part of the equipment configuration for a cleaner, more organized commercial presentation.
Recommended upgrade price: +$695.
No Proprietary Wax Required
Source it locally. Buy it when you need it. Your operation is not dependent on us for routine wax purchases.
PRIMO Wax Hands systems do not require WaxMelters-branded or proprietary wax. WaxMelters recommends an appropriate low-melt-point paraffin used for wax-hand production, such as IGI 4616, IGI 1230A or a comparable wax selected for the application.
Because wax is heavy and expensive to ship, we generally recommend sourcing compatible wax and colors/dyes locally whenever practical.
Use wax appropriate for the wax-hand process and follow the current equipment manual and wax supplier specifications. Ordinary candle wax is not automatically interchangeable with wax-hand wax.
Small Material Cost. High-Value Personalized Experience.
Wax-hand economics vary by hand size, wax cost, venue, labor, commission, payment fees and selling price. WaxMelters' historical material-cost estimates are approximately $0.50 for many adult hands, about $0.25 to $0.35 for older children/teens and about $0.10 to $0.15 for very small children. Use your actual costs.
Use the Business Economics Calculator
Enter your selling price, hands per event, material cost, labor, venue commission, card fees and equipment investment to estimate gross sales, contribution and approximate equipment-cost recovery volume.
Open Wax Hands Calculators →Current Market Reference
Major attractions continue to sell wax-hand experiences. Use current public venue pricing only as a market reference, not as a promise of what your own market will support.
Your price is created by the total experience: venue, presentation, colors, finishing, packaging and guest interaction.
PRIMO Wax Hands Business & Operator Guide
A free wax hands business plan by successful serial entrepreneurs.
Free to everyone. No email gate. No purchase required. WaxMelters publishes the complete guide so prospective operators can understand the business before buying equipment.
- How to Start a Wax Hand Business
- Wax Hands 101
- Choosing a Commercial Wax Hand Machine
- Wax, Colors & Consumables
- How the Wax Hand Process Works
- Operating & Cleaning PRIMO Equipment
- Running a Wax Hands Event
- Wax Hand Business Economics & ROI
- Sales & Marketing Toolkit
- Troubleshooting & Technical Support
Built for Events, Attractions & Permanent Installations
WaxMelters equipment has been supplied for wax-hand and attraction applications for organizations including major amusement, museum and tourist-attraction operators.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
SeaWorld
Madame Tussauds
Atlantis
Merlin Entertainments
Cedar Point
ICON Park
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Wax Hands Videos
How a Wax Hands Machine Works: Dip, Color and Finish Wax Hands
See how a WaxMelters wax hands machine is used to dip, color and finish wax hands at fairs, festivals and parties.
Watch on YouTubePortable Wax Hands Machine: Run a Wax Hands Booth at Any Event
The portable PRIMO wax hands machine puts waterless-heated dipping chambers on a compact cart that rolls into any venue, keeping every color at dipping temperature.
Watch on YouTubeCommercial Wax Hand Machine FAQs
What does "waterless" mean on a PRIMO Wax Hands machine?
It refers to the heating architecture. PRIMO does not require a heated-water jacket around the wax chambers. Water or ice may still be used during the separate cooling stage of the wax-hand process.
Do I have to buy wax from WaxMelters?
No. PRIMO does not require proprietary WaxMelters wax. Use an appropriate low-melt wax-hand paraffin from a supplier of your choice and follow the wax supplier and current equipment instructions.
What is the EZ-Clean Topper?
It is the removable stainless-steel finished top used on PRIMO multi-chamber systems. It helps keep drips directed toward the intended chamber, keeps wax out of the spaces around removable chambers, helps contain residual wax during movement and creates a cleaner finished operating surface.
Which machine is best if I travel to events?
The X-Press is the purpose-built travel platform. It operates at approximately 30 inches high and compacts to approximately 17 inches high for vehicle transport.
Which machine is best for a major attraction or custom kiosk?
Many permanent attractions prefer a large custom tabletop system integrated into an existing counter, kiosk or attraction build. The 305 Commercial Workstation is the self-contained floor-standing choice when integrated operator storage is preferred.
Can I get more colors?
Yes. TableTop and X-Press systems can be configured for additional individual color chambers, and the 305 can be configured as a 7-chamber system. Eight or more chambers and special layouts are handled through Custom PRIMO Wax Hands Systems.
Why choose WaxMelters for a wax hands machine?
WaxMelters is the industry leader and the leading USA manufacturer of melting, heating and filling equipment since 1999, and builds every PRIMO Wax Hands system in the USA.
Wax-hand production involves heated material and direct guest interaction. Use only appropriate wax-hand materials, follow the current WaxMelters equipment instructions and applicable local operating, insurance, accessibility and safety requirements. Business examples and calculator outputs are planning tools, not guarantees of profit.
WaxMelters guarantees the best performance and the highest-quality construction. WaxMelters is the industry leader and the leading USA manufacturer of melting, heating and filling equipment since 1999, for every business size and every industry. We're proud to hold an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. Customers range from growing manufacturers to Fortune 500s, government agencies and NASA.
Upgrades and options (such as X-Treme high temperature, longer hoses and other add-ons) usually ship within 7 days.