Wax removal from bare oak?

"Rico" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a white oak chest of drawers that purchased as
> unfinished furniture about 15 years go. The only finish it
> has had is several coats of good paste wax.
>
> I would like to remove the wax and put a better finish on
> it.
>
> What are some good ways to de wax it and what clear finishes
> would be best to use on something that previously had wax in
> the bare wood?
>
> If it were metal, cleaning it would be a no-brainer. How
> much of a problem is the wax that has worked it's way into
> the wood grain?
>
> Rico
>

Naphtha and a soft bristle brush should get it off and out of the pores.

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 11:44:10 -0700, Rico <[email protected]> pixelated:

>I have a white oak chest of drawers that purchased as
>unfinished furniture about 15 years go. The only finish it
>has had is several coats of good paste wax.
>
>I would like to remove the wax and put a better finish on
>it.
>
>What are some good ways to de wax it and what clear finishes
>would be best to use on something that previously had wax in
>the bare wood?

Toothbrush or larger fine brush and mineral spirits to dewax.
Naphtha to finish dewaxing and rinse.
Then Waterlox to refinish.


>If it were metal, cleaning it would be a no-brainer. How
>much of a problem is the wax that has worked it's way into
>the wood grain?

A lot in the larger pores, not so much in the teensy ones
which the finish can span both physically and chemically.