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Minwax 78500 Regular Finishing 1 Pound
I love woodworking because of the beauty, color and charecter of the individual species of wood. Every board is unique and painting the wood makes it just another board. That's fine if you need uniformity. However if you want a piece of wood to stand out for its color, grain and pattern wax is the best finish I know. Lacquer, shalac have better protection but lack the warmth wax imparts to a piece. I can't explain the richness waxed wood has but I personal have not been able to reproduce it using dyes, alkylines, ionized chemicals. The color of the wood doesn't change or "add A touch of glowing amber" . I call it yellow tinted urathain. It seals the pores of the wood stopping oxidation so the life of the wood remains intact. oxidation that results in a color change usually darker. Wax protects Giving years of unchanged beauty wrinkle free. Some times the other finishes wrinkle when not applied exactly as directed. The brush marks must be sanded down and lacquer dust is great for the lungs. Wax on following the grain, wax off like Danielson. Any mistake just gets buffed out. Any experienced woodworker will tell you wax is known for the depth it adds. One coat or more..three is my favorite depending on the wood..wax seems to put a halo on the wood with depth. Adding to the wood not covering, coloring or dryin it out. Which some other finishes dry the wood cracks, chips show up....too late. So wax s easy to apply and who knows you may be the next Bruce Lee.
Make sure you get NATURAL FOR LIGHT WOODS, THE OTHER FOR DARKER woods, unless you preference is such
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Gives a great look and finish. We use this on restoration and new projects and the results are very pleasing.
I love woodworking because of the beauty, color and charecter of the individual species of wood. Every board is unique and painting the wood makes it just another board. That's fine if you need uniformity. However if you want a piece of wood to stand out for its color, grain and pattern wax is the best finish I know. Lacquer, shalac have better protection but lack the warmth wax imparts to a piece. I can't explain the richness waxed wood has but I personal have not been able to reproduce it using dyes, alkylines, ionized chemicals. The color of the wood doesn't change or "add A touch of glowing amber" . I call it yellow tinted urathain. It seals the pores of the wood stopping oxidation so the life of the wood remains intact. oxidation that results in a color change usually darker. Wax protects Giving years of unchanged beauty wrinkle free. Some times the other finishes wrinkle when not applied exactly as directed. The brush marks must be sanded down and lacquer dust is great for the lungs. Wax on following the grain, wax off like Danielson. Any mistake just gets buffed out. Any experienced woodworker will tell you wax is known for the depth it adds. One coat or more..three is my favorite depending on the wood..wax seems to put a halo on the wood with depth. Adding to the wood not covering, coloring or dryin it out. Which some other finishes dry the wood cracks, chips show up....too late. So wax s easy to apply and who knows you may be the next Bruce Lee.
Make sure you get NATURAL FOR LIGHT WOODS, THE OTHER FOR DARKER woods, unless you preference is such
I bought a 100+ year built-in hutch from a salvage yard to eventually live in my dining room. After spending 4 months stripping and restoring, I wanted a finish that would showcase the beautiful wood grain but not put a yellow tint to the wood. The finishing paste kept the wood tone very close to the true color and added a beautiful soft sheen. I'm very happy with my decision to use the Minwax finishing wax and would recommend it to anyone who wants to restore an antique.