Briwax 400g Wax Polish - Antique Pine

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Antique Furniture Wax is one of the earliest forms of Wood polish on record, used for 100s of years on wood surfaces. Wood Wax was first developed from Beeswax. Beeswax has been around for 1000s of years and is the earliest form of furniture polish, recorded in history. Bees Wax Furniture Polish This Antique Pine Wax Polish is ideal for cleaning, maintaining and to restore old pine furniture. It will enhance the appearance of the grain, shine and can be applied to an existing finish or on bare wood. Pine wax is used for nourishing, feeding and protecting and also helps to prevent the wood from drying out as it nourishes absorbent soft woods like Pine. It is not only used on furniture but also areas with large surfaces like interior doors, panelling and ceiling beams.

On bare or stripped woods, Sand the surface to a smooth finish in the direction of the grain. Stain the wood if necessary. On open grained woods, you can stain and seal using a Shellac Sealer, but this is optional. Apply the Supreme wax using very fine 0000 wire wool or buffing cloth in the direction of the grain and allow soaking into the wood. Remove any excess and then once dry, buff to the desired sheen level. Several coats may be added to build further sheen and protection. This can be used on all bare interior woods or furniture. Many manufacturers will be using fake beeswax in their polishes. It’s a synthetic and very cheap substitute created by the chemical industry to mimic the properties of beeswax. A good wax polish should have just the right content to provide a thin protective and sacrificial layer to the furniture, adding to the long term preservation and patination of it. Historically antique furniture will have been kept in homes where the windows and doors are regularly opened allowing the furniture to maintain its natural moisture level with free flowing air. We would struggle to recommend a product because we knew that the ingredients were completely unknown and of such poor quality, also of unknown origin. As a nation we are all much more aware of where products and the ingredients come from, more so than ever before.

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Our restoration customers would often ask us “ How do we look after the furniture once you have restored it?”

Replaces the lost oils from central heating” - Again this marketing statement has its obvious appeal but lets looks at how true it is: Big brands will often use very evocative language to encourage you to use their products. Here’s a few of them:Can this problem be countered with spray polish or any polish?The answer is no. In our experience, antique or period furniture is only ever finished on the outside; the carcass and drawers are always left unsealed, exposing the wood to the open environment. So spraying the polished exterior with ‘nutrient oils’ will do nothing at all. The best way to try and balance any lost moisture from the wood is by opening the windows and letting the air in. If this is not possible, place a saucer of water underneath or close by it. You could even put a plant in the saucer! The mixture fulfils neither the PBT nor the vPvB criteria for mixtures in accordance with annexe XIII of the REACH regulations EC There are many manufacturers out there claiming their paste wax polish is the best for your furniture. With little evidence or regulation to substantiate their claims, how are you to know which one is right or what’s in it?

Contains Nutrient Oils” - Wood doesn't need ‘nutrient oils’ if it has been finished. And 99.9% of all furniture sold will have been finished by the maker or manufacturer: Fact: If hand built furniture is left unfinished, even for a few days, it will start to move and if left for longer it may shrink, warp and twist. Sealing the wood almost immediately after it has been built is essential for it to be stable and hold its shape and form. So spaying a very diluted ‘nutrient oil’ will be of no benefit whatsoever and just smear over the surface. P101 If medical advice is needed, have product container or label at hand.P102 Keep out of reach of children.P210 Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking.P271 Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.P501 Dispose of contents/container to …Moisturising” - It's hard to believe that a spray polish could be moisturising and again this is nonsense. Only when a finish is disintegrating and dried out will a polish be able to ‘moisturise’ the finish, and this will only work with paste wax polishes. Furniture is affected by heat but the biggest problem for period furniture is environmental moisture variations combined with temperature variations. For previously finished woods (especially on antique furniture) I would recommend using a polish reviver first and then finish with Fiddes Mellow Wax Furniture Polish.