Subject: Re: Carnauba wax (Re: Johnsons paste wax)

From: [email-masked] (piesner)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 22:49:27 -0400 (EDT)

>how about lemon oil or a citrus i think it would be more compatible to the 
other ingredients,

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From: [email-masked] (John & Cynthia/ MidLife Crisis Ent.)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 22:39:10 +0200

>Daryl in Ottawa:
>> This may be a crap recommendation but quality woodworking stores
>> frequently have wax in tins like carnuba (very hard) etc used to
>> finish wood.
>
>Not at all. I use carnauba wax and beeswax with enough raw linseed oil
>melted in to make it workable. (Pure carnauba wax is real hard.) Apply
>to hot metal or with enough superficial torch heating to make it flow
>into crevices and remaining scale. Wipe off any excess. Responds well
>to subsequent buffing -- not like the look of liquid floor wax, which
>works fine but looks kinda tacky.
>
>More beeswax will make it easier to apply but stickier. More carnauba
>wax will give a better polish but is much harder to apply. Too much
>linseed oil will increase drying time from approximately nil to "a
>while".  Francis Whitaker's formula notwithstanding, I could never
>see that adding turps was any advantage except it smelled nice.
>
>Smells nice? Hey. How about melting in a little peppermint oil or oil
>of lavender? :-)
>
>- Mike

Could be a very "INTERESTING" smell with some of the patinas that have been
discussed on this list!!!!!!!!!!

                                        John

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