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Beeswax polish is great to use on a lot of different projects, no matter whether
you're finishing furniture, protecting metal tools or making wooden drawers slide
easier. Suffice to say, having some beeswax polish on hand is definitely a good
idea! There are lots of different ways you can make beeswax finish, however this is
a very simple and basic recipe that will get you far. Making your own polish is not
only fun, it will also save you money. Plus, you can always alter the proportions to
get a polish that fits your needs and preferences perfectly.
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Ingredients:
1 part solid beeswax (I used about 2 oz)
1 part Mineral Spirits (or Turpentine)
Equipment:
Stove / hot plate
Pot with water
Stainless steel bowl
Mason jar / metal tin or something else to store the polish in
Step 2: Method:
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Method:
Either chop off small pieces off a block of beeswax or grate your desired amount of
beeswax. Prepare a double boiler. You need to melt the beeswax gently, so it's
necessary to use a double boiler, much like when you melt chocolate.
Once the water comes to a simmer, put the beeswax in the stainless steel bowl on
top of the pot. Slowly melt the wax until it has dissolved. At that point, add equal
parts mineral spirits, and slowly combine over the double boiler. Pour into a mason
jar, a metal tin or something else to store it.
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you can use that stuff on leather boots too
aheibi (/member/aheibi/)
Nice! You've forgot to say it's waterproof and makes wood furnitures last longer. I
using something similar on my porchs pergola, every 6 months I renew the wax
coating because it isn't UV proof.
EvolvedAwesome (/member/Evolve dAwesome/)
I deferentially need to try this sometime... Nice finish too
ringai (/member/ringai/)
That was interesting. I've used this combo for quite a few years as a finish for mywoodturning projects. I honestly never though of it as a "polish," since I associate
that with temporary stuff like Pledge, etc.
This is great for woodturning since the friction of the spinning workpiece heats the
wax/oil and lets it really get into the wood. Remember, boys and girls, never wrap
anything around your finger when you apply a finish to a spinning workpiece!
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