Hard wax polish

[surfdabbler]

Anyone know where to get a 'hard' wax polish? I've searched and found soft bees wax polishes - go on like vaseline and eventually harden, but this doesn't seem to get a good hard non-sticky finish. I've been recommended to look at hard wax, but I haven't seen anything around like "Acme hard wax polish".

What's it called?
What's a good brand?
Where can I buy it from?
How do I apply it?

(I want to use it on a harp, not for lathe work. I don't know if this makes a difference.)

[JB]

Carnauba wax is generally considered the hardest wax suitable for wood. It's hard. Sold by several manufacturers (Feast Watson, Gilly Stephenson to name two). Both are good products. I use them on furniture.

However they are probably partly beeswax, for ease of use and cheaper manufacture. If you want the real thing you would be best buying carnauba flakes (probaby from an antique restoration supplier). Dissolve them in turps (use natural rather than mineral for a nicer smell if that's an issue) and you're in business.

PS I see you're in Brisbane. Goods'nChattels in the Gabba should have carnauba flakes.

[soundman]

Check out the mother site to this bb.
you will find AAALLLL sorts of waxes.

Traditional wax is a clever blend of soft & hard waxes & might suit.

[surfdabbler]

Aha, so hard wax is still soft when you put it on, but it's a different type of wax, so it dries harder when the solvent evaporates. This sounds very good. I'll find some and give it a go on my next project.

Thanks for the advice

[ubeaut]

Bloody hell - Ya come onto U-Beaut's - Woodwork Forums and don't have a clue who or what the hell U-Beaut is or does www.ubeaut.biz (http://www.ubeaut.biz) have a look at least once will ya. Sheeeeeit. http://www.ubeaut.biz/rude.gif

Traditional Wax www.ubeaut.com.au/trad.html (http://www.ubeaut.com.au/trad.html) Don't think there is a harder one but could be wrong. Carnauba wax isn't much good by itself it is too hard and really needs to be mixed with other waxes to make it easy to apply and workable.

Cheers - Neil ;)

PS Goodonya Soundman

[Sturdee]

Been watching this thread with interest as I have a secret recipe to make a very hard furniture wax. It was passed on to me by an old master furniture restorer.

But not wanting to go in competition with the board's owners it has, and will remain secret. :D :D :D :D :D Wouldn't want Neil to blow a gasket would we. :p


Peter.

[johnsymons]

why don't you go here: http://toolbar.google.com/
and get the google toolbar,then find your own solutions
instead of taking the **** out of people that are/were trying to help you.
i have found nothing but helpful people here,so i respect them and don't insult our BB.
criticism will get you nothing unless it is constructive...
i was under the impression that we were woodworkers here,not web designers....

Crap. I just wrote a nice long reply, and then lost it. :(

Anyway, the gist of it was please don't blow your nut at me because of your poorly designed website. The banner at the top of the forum just links back to the forum. "Contact us" at the bottom of the BLAH BLAH BLAH..... **** snipped.

[surfdabbler]

My apologies. I was merely responding to an earlier post, and my comments were intended to be constructive. Please note :-

1) I was sworn at by the BB admin for asking what I still think was a valid question. (perhaps I read his tone wrong)
2) In my reply, I pointed out some issues from the point of view of someone who found this site by external links, and offered suggestions.
3) I am not a professional web designer, but I have built my own business web pages, and I felt I had comments to offer. It is their choice whether to consider these comments or ignore them.
4) I did not insult the BB, or the many fantastic posts. I think this is a great BB. I just made suggestions as to how ubeaut could make better use of this BB as an advertising tool.
5) I did not swear.

I'm surprised by the tone of responses I'm getting here, but I have seen some very good threads and posts on this BB, and I think it's a great forum. I will walk away from this thread which has going bad and completely off topic, and see what gems I can find on other threads.

My apologies again if my tone offended.

Cheers,

Dave

[Sturdee]

So you don't like the way things are done here. :mad: Not enough advertising by Ubeaut for your liking. :mad: Not enough links to make it easy for you. :mad:


So why stay. :eek: I'm sure the board will get along somehow without the benefit of your wisdom. :eek: I know that might be difficult to believe but I'm sure we'll cope.


Peter.

[martrix]

Come on fella's, step back, take a few deep breaths and have a look at the big picture. No need to go jumping down peoples throats, especially newbies. Over the last few week's I have noticed a lot of acidic and stinging response's. If the ABC are looking for candidate's for an Australian version of "Grumpy Old Men", then they need look no further than this forum. Relax and maybe some deeper thought for responses, because I value this forum and am dissapointed with the increasing frequency of feckless respones,
Tim...

[Pat]

I personally admire the way the ubeaut team lurk in the background and politely remind us of their commercial products, not just ram it down our throats at every chance. So Mr surfdabbler, do yourself a favour and explore the full site first before passing judgement, as it is not a complex site to navigate unlike others . . . (Missing link!!!!)

[Shane Watson]

Settle down kids, I don't wanna use the delete function tonight.......
Surfdabbler, theres absoluty no swear words mentioned in any Admin post that is directed at you (emoticons mean something! He's winking at you, take it in jest as it was meant!) If there was, the automatic swear word thingy would kick in............

[surfdabbler]

Yes, I would have admired a polite reminder too. ;) A polite reminder would have been the perfect answer to my question.

Anyway, my posting obviously did not convey the message it was intended to, so I've deleted it. Anyway, I'm off to do some more woodwork, an hopefully in a couple of days, I'll post a photo of the results.

Cheers,

Dave

[ubeaut]

Stone the flamin crows! What what's going on here???? I go away for a day and come back to bedlam. Hell, it wasn't even surfdabbler I was having a shot at, it was JB, he was the one spouting off about everyone else in the world's finishes. I thought he had been around long enough to have at least had a look beyond the forums.

Surfdabbler I did not swear at you, or anyone else, I merely used some rather frustrated (yet colourful) punctuation at the beginning and end of a reasonably caustic tongue in cheek statement. :rolleyes:

Sturdee - by all means feel free to put your old master furniture restorer secret recipe in the forums. That really doesn't bother me at all, matter of fact I would be pleased to see more of them, after all I'm quite happy to sell raw material as well as our finished products. Just remember it won't be a secret recipe any more.

Matrix - Just you be careful please, using words like feckless respones could get you sent to time out for an hour or two. (No I'm not a spelling Nazi but it jumped off the screen and hit me fair between those 2 looky outy things on either side of me nose and I just couldn't help myself) http://www.ubeaut.biz/emotional.gif

Cheers - Neil :)

PS Settle will ya...... Just cause one of the administrators who looks and sounds a lot like me, is a bit of an ass from time to time, doesn't mean the rest of you have to follow suit. http://www.ubeaut.biz/ahgee.gif

[soundman]

As I have said before I strongly believe that each forum section should be "sponsered" by a ubeaut product just s simple statement at the top of the page like " sponsored by the polishers handbook its great"

You do all know about the polishers hand book, its the best no waste no fillers read about wood finishing in the post war era. available from ubeaut dealers everywhere.

BTW brisbane members should check out the new comprehensive display of u beaut polishes at carbatec brisbane, at harries rd coorparoo.

Neals not reall big about blowing his own trumpet So Ill do it for him. He's gota pay the rent somehow.

cheers
Use ubeaut products.

[DaveInOz]

Neals not reall big about blowing his own trumpet So Ill do it for him.

Trumpet !! I tried to blow me own trumpet once ... buggered me back falling off the couch.
Neils lucky to have someone like soundman around .... not my cup of tea, but each to his own. :p

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[barryr]

So you don't like the way things are done here. :mad: Not enough advertising by Ubeaut for your liking. :mad: Not enough links to make it easy for you. :mad:


So why stay. :eek: I'm sure the board will get along somehow without the benefit of your wisdom. :eek: I know that might be difficult to believe but I'm sure we'll cope.


Peter.
geez , sounds like you were rogered by an elephant your screaming that loud !
Take a chill pill or at least let the person the post was directed at do the shouting . Must be looking for free ubeaut products hey ?

[dan_tom]

Thanks for the suggestion guys. I checked out the Ubeaut stand at Coorparoo on the weekend and got some Polish Reviver. It says on the bottle that it contains Pure cider Vinegar and Boronia Oil, but the website picture says it contains sandalwood oil and the text says it contains linseed oil. :confused: Just wondering if there is going to be a difference in finish?? I take it the oil used doesn't matter?

Thanks
Dan