The last coat of finish on my son's ash bed has been curing since last Thursday (4 coats
of T&T Varnish Oil) and then it will be ready for waxing with carnauba and installation.
I've read here and elsewhere about guys applying the wax with 0000 steel wool. What is the
advantage of this technique, if any, compared to waxing with the usual cotton cloth?
He doesn't know I built it yet - it'll be a great surprise when he comes up to visit next
weekend.
Thanks.
--
Bob
I do this on wood turnings while on the lathe. A few coats of shellac. Buff
it with 0000 wool. Apply paste wax with same steel wool, then buff with a
soft cloth. Repeat a few times. The finish is beautiful!
Ms Leslie
--
She's got tools, and she knows how to use them.
"Bob Bowles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Presumably to knock off nibs for smooter surface. Two birds stuff?
>
> On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:18:12 GMT, "Bob N" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >What is the advantage of this technique, if any, compared to waxing with
the usual cotton cloth?
>
Only time I've seen wax applied with steel wool was when it was the ONLY
finish being applied (wax on raw wood).
Would seem to be the hard way to do it when you're just looking for a
protective coat over an already well applied finish.
"Bob N" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The last coat of finish on my son's ash bed has been curing since last
Thursday (4 coats
> of T&T Varnish Oil) and then it will be ready for waxing with carnauba and
installation.
> I've read here and elsewhere about guys applying the wax with 0000 steel
wool. What is the
> advantage of this technique, if any, compared to waxing with the usual
cotton cloth?
>
> He doesn't know I built it yet - it'll be a great surprise when he comes
up to visit next
> weekend.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Bob
>
>
Presumably to knock off nibs for smooter surface. Two birds stuff?
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:18:12 GMT, "Bob N" <[email protected]> wrote:
>What is the advantage of this technique, if any, compared to waxing with the usual cotton cloth?
On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:18:12 GMT, "Bob N" <[email protected]> emerged from the woodpile and uttered:
>The last coat of finish on my son's ash bed has been curing since last Thursday (4 coats
>of T&T Varnish Oil) and then it will be ready for waxing with carnauba and installation.
>I've read here and elsewhere about guys applying the wax with 0000 steel wool. What is the
>advantage of this technique, if any, compared to waxing with the usual cotton cloth?
I used this technique on a pine stool, as part of the following process. The whole process outlined
below produced a pleasingly warm lustre, but as I'm a bit of a newbie I can't say how much that was
down to applying the wax with 0000 steel wool.
1) Sand to 240 grit
2) Apply 2 light coats of stain with Liberon "Palette Wood Dye" ("Antique Pine" colour), applied
with a foam brush and wiped off with a soft clean cotton rag.
3) Apply 1 thin coat of Liberon sanding sealer
4) Sand with 320 grit
5) Applied 2 coats of wax (carnauba/bees mix) along grain with 0000 steel wool, lightly polishing
each coat with a stockinette rag after allowing the coat to dry for a couple of hours.
The really nice thing about the wax, apart from the lustre, is the smell - makes you want to stay in
the workshop!
The only places where the finish is a bit dodgy are where I either didn't sand well enough in step
1, or where invisible PVA glue splodges were highlighted by the palette wood dye. Luckily all of
these "added character highlights" are in pretty inconspicuous places, so the piece wasn't ruined.
You live and learn.
Cheers,
Rob.
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On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:18:12 GMT, "Bob N" <[email protected]> wrote:
>The last coat of finish on my son's ash bed has been curing since last Thursday (4 coats
>of T&T Varnish Oil) and then it will be ready for waxing with carnauba and installation.
>I've read here and elsewhere about guys applying the wax with 0000 steel wool. What is the
>advantage of this technique, if any, compared to waxing with the usual cotton cloth?
>
>He doesn't know I built it yet - it'll be a great surprise when he comes up to visit next
>weekend.
>
>Thanks.
The steel wool takes off some small bumps and high sheen. Give the
finish more time to cure before applying the wax.
I do this all the time. I wouldn't do it on a highly polished finish, but
when I spray on a few coats of shellac and don't want to rub out it is a
quick way to get a low gloss finish.
montyhp
"Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Only time I've seen wax applied with steel wool was when it was the ONLY
> finish being applied (wax on raw wood).
> Would seem to be the hard way to do it when you're just looking for a
> protective coat over an already well applied finish.
>
>
> "Bob N" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:8dvpb.17097$%[email protected]...
> > The last coat of finish on my son's ash bed has been curing since last
> Thursday (4 coats
> > of T&T Varnish Oil) and then it will be ready for waxing with carnauba
and
> installation.
> > I've read here and elsewhere about guys applying the wax with 0000 steel
> wool. What is the
> > advantage of this technique, if any, compared to waxing with the usual
> cotton cloth?
> >
> > He doesn't know I built it yet - it'll be a great surprise when he comes
> up to visit next
> > weekend.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > --
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
>