[TheForge] waxes

Thu Oct 31 14:39:00 2002

I use tung oil varnish on my interior chased & repouss�ed pieces.  Brush or
spray it on and then wipe off the excess.  There is no buffing involved, so
your piece should be completely finished off the way you want it before you
put on the tung oil.  It dries to a nice hard finish without a heavy shine.
 I never use wax on the repouss� pieces because the wax always ends up
showing in the heavily textured areas.

For interior works like railings, we use Future acrylic floor wax.  I
suppose it's not really a wax.  It's an acrylic coating and works well on
linear pieces like railings.  I don't like it on sheet metal pieces (like
bowls or relief panels) because it has a bit more shine than I prefer.
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>
> John.
>
> I use beeswax thinned with some turpentine. This seems to hold up well for
inside work. Got pictures of your bowls?
>
> Bob S.
> >I have been making some steel bowls and finishing them with linseed oil,
> >then when the linseed is cured I have been waxing  them.  This is where
> >I have been running into a problem, any of the waxes I have used are a
> >blend of waxes and after polishing they are still a little tacky
> >feeling.  I remember there was a discussion about caranuba sources a few
> >months ago what sort of wax mixes are everyone using?
> >
> >John
> >
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