Home improvement expert ron hazelton shows how to make a wooden table look its best using pastewax.
Waxing wood table top.
Butcher block wax is a non toxic edible beeswax wood finish for use on all wooden kitchen utensils such as cutting boards salad bowls wooden spoons butcher block tops wood surfaces etc.
Use wet and dry sandpaper to remove the top layer and allow the wood to accept a wax coating.
These waxes nourish protect and revitalize the wood providing a long lasting durable shine.
You don t need much wax for that in fact the less the better.
It doesn t do much at all to repel water isn t hard or durable enough to protect the wood from dings and scratches and with a low melting point of about 140 degrees fahrenheit wax can easily melt.
Use darker wax on darker pieces which will help you polish it and hide any minor flaws.
This will help the wax to penetrate more deeply into the grain of the wood and nourish it deeper down.
There are various ways to apply a wax finish to wood but the above is one of the most basic and is the one i would use.
Before film finishes like polyurethane varnish were widely available paste wax was the best option for giving wood furniture and floors a protective coating but now the main purpose of wax is simply to polish the existing finish.
You can definitely overdo it.
For today s woodworker a paste wax wood finish of any kind may not be the best choice for protecting woodworking projects.
The best butcher block wax is a handmade all natural beeswax formula.
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Paste wax will make a wood piece shinier because it fills in digs and other crevices.
There are a lot of types of wax you can use.
Butcher block wax all natural butcher block wax.
Never use wax or polish.
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Wood table wax our wood waxes are ideal for finishing wooden tables.
Sand it gently in small circular motions and then finish by sanding in line with the grain to prevent grain scarring.
A paste wax wood finish looks great but isn t very protective.
Perfect for use on dining tables coffee tables and kitchen and restaurant table tops.
Some are pure beeswax others are pure carnauba.
The best use for paste wax is to maintain and care for your furniture.
If you want a finish that keeps your wood protected and safe wax isn t necessarily the best choice unless it is added on top of a varnish shellac polyurethane or lacquer finish.