To wax or not to wax???

[stuartpaul]

No, - not me legs!!

Just finishing a box with Danish oil. After about 8 coats it's looking rather good and wondering if waxing will make a lot of difference?

Heard that applied with fine wire wool it helps build up that sheen that just makes it look that little bit better.

Any opinions?

 

[gidon]

Increasing the number of oil coats beyond 2 or 3 doesn't really increase the gloss / sheen much more. You are much better off finishing the finish with some wax as you say. You'll be amazed what a difference it makes. Just apply with fine steel wool or webrax. And then polish to the sheen you're after .
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I always wax small boxes after danish oil or patina. I have never tried applying with wire wool on a finished box through as my experiments on off-cuts have proved to be unsatisfactory

 

[Pam]

Is Briwax okay to use on decorative boxes after applying Patina?? :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

Should be OK Pam. I have no used Briwax as I use Chestnut products, however Chestnut's wax works fine over the Patina

 

[woodbloke]

Stuartpaul wrote:

fine wire wool

I don't use wool any more, especially on oak. I use instead the grey Webrax pads from APTC - Rob

 

[dedee]

I've used briwax over patina on oak (not with wire wool). Still pleased with the result after about 12 years

Andy