Wax Finishes

Wax finishes have the least of all resistance to heat, moisture and abrasion. They remain popular as a protective layer over French polished finishes, for pine furniture, and where durability is not important.
Staining waxes are intended to colour and age antique furniture.
Liming wax produces the 'limed oak' effect.
The woodturners wax stick is applied and burnished with the lathe in motion.

Tips

1. Application onto bare wood should be discouraged. Wax finishing is always easier and better over a base coat of sanding sealer.
2. For durability and practicality less is more.
3. Application with a 0000 wire wool pad gives a thinner more even coat.
4. Beeswax is not great for items that are going to be handled a lot because the melting point is so low that it can mark up just with the heat of the hand.