Grafting wax is applied to the cut to stop any sap loss. The wax will set quickly and it won't burn the bark.
Seal the entire graft area with warm grafting wax or grafting paint. Remove the rubber or twine shortly after the union has healed. Never allow the binding material to girdle the stem.
opposite cuts and should match the angle of the cleft in the rootstock. Insert into the rootstock making sure the cambium matches exactly. Remove the wedge that was holding the rootstock cleft apart and cover all exposed, cut ends with grafting wax.
If the cut branch is larger than an inch, I would paint the cut with a pruning seal or grafting wax
With Rhodys, the most important pruning you can do is deadheading the old buds before they go to seed ...
 See also: Plant, Graft, Grafting, Cambium, Gardening
  
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