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Many thanks to every one - now I understand why some people prefer to make their own wax polish. My initial post was thinking purely from a commercial point of view and as Adam keeps Bees and appears to have some commercial interest, it makes sense to make a wax polish himself. Thanks for the...

Am really pleased I found this forum - love the enthusiasm. Many thanks for your replies guys - please excuse me - who is Adam I thought my response was to another newbie called colinj?

Oh I see - fair enough! I thought they were just looking to use up a small amount of Bees Wax.

Hi I'm new to the forum - looks like there's some really knowledgable guys here. Out of curiousity I'm wondering why would somebody want to make their own Bees/Carnuba Wax with Turpentine Oil in small quantities? This must take a lot of time and has risk attached. Pre-made waxes of this kind...

Water marks in pine/soft wood can almost always be 95% removed by washing the surface with plain water and scrubbing the surface with wire wool or a scotch pad. The water will dissolve the stain and raise the grain simultaneously so sanding the grain flat again will remove the remainder of the...

Hi Thorkjel I often hear of people using turps substitute for thinning finishing materials and more often than not this lands them in trouble. As a general rule, use Turps subs only for thinning oil based paint. Most other finishing materials will be based on white spirit, cellulose or alcohol...