Applying wax on wood furniture

[mikebai1990]

I recently bought Collinite 476, and on the directions, it states that it can be used for fine furniture. Does this mean I can wax my dining table, work table, etc... with it?



Also, I play the violin, and I was thinking about whether waxing the violin would be a smart thing to do. The rosin would not stick onto the wood this way...

 

[AL-53]

A friend of mine does refinishing of piano's...He use's Menzerna polish and tops it with Collinite 915...and said the finish is outstanding..I use Fleetwax on my oak tables and it looks great...I put it on the tables and put a MF under a 6" orange pad and buff it off with a PC...it leaves a nice finish and makes cleaning so simple...



so it should work for you....



Al

 

[TigerMike]

People wax floors (wood), instruments (pianos, guitars in my case), and furniture. As long as you are not using a strong cleaner wax, it will be perfectly safe for the wood and finish. I used to Zaino my guitars frequently.



Furniture polish is nothing more than a bunch of oils, and carnauba waxes are also high in oil content as well, but also happen to contain (obviously) a wax additive.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

I would be careful with the violin if it's a good one. As far as tables, floors...this has been discussed before, and, well, remember that Meguiar's started as a furniture polish company and only got into cars because of the wood on them. Their furniture care line currently leaves something to be desired, IMO, and I resorted to their consumer (car) cleaner wax by hand on my beat-up coffee table--great results! BTW, I recently saw a big tin of Johnson's paste wax in the floor care section of HD.



Anyway, as with everything, the higher the value of the object, the more care you should take with the selection/application of products. Use a little common sense on floors, also.

 

[Guy]

Can you only use carnubas or can you use sealants also? We have an antique diningroom table we bought last year in the Amanas and it could really use some protection from spills.

 

[mikebai1990]

I'd probably stick with the natural stuff, the carnaubas. Make sure that the carnauba wax doesn't have cleaning ability, though.

 

[E-Jag]

I read awhile back, on either this site or MOL, that people use pure carnaubas on fine, highly finished/shiny rifle and shotgun stocks and it works well.



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E-Jag

 

[bjackson8]

I've used SSR 2.5 to polish scuffs out of a black grand piano, applied #16 and it looks amazing.



Like others have said, probably best to stick with a pure wax.

 

[odonnellb]

would any of you happen to know how to get swirls out of my guitar? Would OHC be to aggressive? I have tried turtle wax ice on it, just because it seemed like the least aggressive polish i had and it work pretty good shine wise(covered up with mothers carnuba). But my guitar is really swirly in the light, and its really attractive when its clean anyone got any advice?

 

[3puttjay]

Can you only use carnubas or can you use sealants also? We have an antique diningroom table we bought last year in the Amanas and it could really use some protection from spills.

I do some woodworking for fun and for a table that gets a lot of use, you should use polyurethane. I have used wax before on a table, and it looks nice but it needs to be applied monthly if you want to protect it from water and other deposits. you might try shellac if you want an antique finish. My recommendation is try the shellac first. It is easy to apply and easy to refresh with another layer. If you want the very best protection use polyurethane. Good luck with your table.