I bought some Renaissance (sp?) wax some time back. I opened it and noticed the smell reminded me of shoe wax. So I was wondering if anyone has tried shoe polish on a bowl? I figure that it will dry on a bowl like it does on a shoe (Does anyone polish shoes anymore? I have one pair that I still get the brush out for) and so should not leave smears on fingers.
Hello, Kevin. Shoe polish is an old finish repair trick. Since it doesn't penetrate the surface of the wood because the colors are held in suspension, you can use it to hide scratches and surface wear with a liberal application.
It is a quick fix for that coffee table top or dining room table top you don't want to refinish, just spruce up. The good shoe polish like KIWI or a couple of the English made brands has a lot of carnauba wax in it, which is quite hard and durable. It makes a GREAT furniture polish, and you can judge the quality of a good furniture polish by how much carnauba it has in it.
I have seen wax (never used it myself) on woodturning projects and it was pretty neat looking. We had a member of our old turning club try it on a bunch of projects and it made a great highlighter and toner. When he got the color he wanted, he finished it off with clear, straight shoe polish.
To me, his finished product looked like tha stuff finished with any of the high grade waxes. Just remember, once you finish with wax, you can't successfully apply any other finish to your project unless you strip it off. So no top coats of lacquer, etc.
Robert
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