Car Wax On Painted Furniture

Simply apply a light coat of car wax to the appliance and buff clean to repel fingerprints and smudges.

Car wax on painted furniture.

Using an chalk paint wax brush or a lint free cloth apply chalk paint wax. When the wax hardens it seals the painted surface with a lovely natural looking soft sheen. Because someone once told me it works great they had tried it and wax is wax. Work in large areas sweeping the wax over the paint.

You are aiming to cover every bit of paint. The wax itself is a naturally derived wax extracted from carnauba palm trees. The sheen can then be controlled by additional buffing. Run away from people like that.

Apply a coat of car wax to metal plastic or molded furniture to protect and add shine. The wax forms on the trees leaves and protects them from heat and moisture. And some gorgeous effects can be created by using dark wax white wax or metallic wax. Buff clean to resist fingerprints and smudges.

Before painting however it is usually necessary to remove old furniture wax. When scratched it won t flake off in big chunks like poly because in essence it becomes part of the paint s finish. Bees wax and other waxes are still used to protect furniture but carnauba is the most common at this. These trees are native to brazil and are used in cosmetics and skin care products as well.

The task is relatively simple and yet crucial to the process. Check that you haven t missed any sections. Using a lint free cloth go over the waxed surface quite lightly in order to remove any. Rub car wax onto kitchen and bathroom metal fixtures to keep them shiny and spot free.

In my last post i wrote about my garden fresh pea friend maran. But not furniture wax. If you own stainless steel kitchen appliances consider using car wax to clean them instead of a surface cleaner. Ultimately the reason furniture wax is sold as the topcoat of choice for wax and milk paints is that unlike poly it will settle down into the porous paint finish and cure up over time.

Any wax on the surface will limit your paint s ability to adhere to the wood making for far more chipping and rubbing off than one might hope for with a freshly renovated piece of furniture. Give faucets a shine photo by laura moss. Go over them with wax if so. Use car wax to lubricate the hinges of garden shears and.

Because both chalk and milk painted furniture is porous in nature wax easily absorbs into the surface.