Car Wax On Wood Furniture

A paste wax wood finish looks great but isn t very protective.

Car wax on wood furniture.

Since the wax forms a barrier you can apply it to painted or unfinished furniture. Apply a coat of car wax to metal plastic or molded furniture to protect and add shine. Rub car wax onto kitchen and bathroom metal fixtures to keep them shiny and spot free. Use natural beeswax or a polish that contains a vegetable wax such as carnauba.

Some are pure beeswax others are pure. Furniture wax keeps your wood furniture protected from a range of weather usage and accidental damage and as such should most certainly be in your arsenal of products to use whether you are a diy diva or woodworker or simply someone. Use darker wax on darker pieces which will help you polish it and hide any minor flaws. I wanted to keep some of the wood look though since i love the two tone look so decided to keep the drawers and beautiful sides untouched except with some restor a finish stain.

Paste wax will make a wood piece shinier because it fills in digs and other crevices. Put a spoonful of wood furniture wax about the size of a golf ball in a square of 100 cotton fabric. The best use for paste wax is to maintain and care for your furniture. Simply apply a light coat of car wax to the appliance and buff clean to repel fingerprints and smudges.

Buff clean to resist fingerprints and smudges. There are a lot of types of wax you can use. Apply a thin coat of car wax to stainless steel fridges and stoves. Use car wax to lubricate the hinges of garden shears and.

It doesn t do much at all to repel water isn t hard or durable enough to protect the wood from dings and scratches and with a low melting point of about 140 degrees fahrenheit wax can easily melt. Unstick hinges photo by laura moss. A good furniture wax has two main uses as a wood finishing product and as a wood rejuvenating product. Wrap the fabric around the wax ball and knead it until soft.

Buff the wax until your furniture shines. Rub the wax saturated fabric on the surface of the furniture one small area at a time until the surface dulls. Give faucets a shine photo by laura moss.