Car Wax On Wood Furniture

Paste wax will make a wood piece shinier because it fills in digs and other crevices.

Car wax on wood furniture.

Use natural beeswax or a polish that contains a vegetable wax such as carnauba. Use darker wax on darker pieces which will help you polish it and hide any minor flaws. Some are pure beeswax others are pure. Buff the wax until your furniture shines.

If you own stainless steel kitchen appliances consider using car wax to clean them instead of a surface cleaner. There are a lot of types of wax you can use. Put a spoonful of wood furniture wax about the size of a golf ball in a square of 100 cotton fabric. Unstick hinges photo by laura moss.

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. The best use for paste wax is to maintain and care for your furniture. Use car wax to lubricate the hinges of garden shears and. Rub the wax saturated fabric on the surface of the furniture one small area at a time until the surface dulls.

A paste wax wood finish looks great but isn t very protective. 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. Simply apply a light coat of car wax to the appliance and buff clean to repel fingerprints and smudges.

Wrap the fabric around the wax ball and knead it until soft. Apply a thin coat of car wax to stainless steel fridges and stoves. 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. Polishing furniture with wax is a classic way to protect it while giving it a beautiful luster.

Rub car wax onto kitchen and bathroom metal fixtures to keep them shiny and spot free. Buff clean to resist fingerprints and smudges. Give faucets a shine photo by laura moss.