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Car wax on painted furniture.
Use car wax to lubricate the hinges of garden shears and.
Using an chalk paint wax brush or a lint free cloth apply chalk paint wax.
Give faucets a shine photo by laura moss.
Using a lint free cloth go over the waxed surface quite lightly in order to remove any.
Simply apply a light coat of car wax to the appliance and buff clean to repel fingerprints and smudges.
You are aiming to cover every bit of paint.
Work in large areas sweeping the wax over the paint.
Go over them with wax if so.
When the wax hardens it seals the painted surface with a lovely natural looking soft sheen.
Check that you haven t missed any sections.
The wax itself is a naturally derived wax extracted from carnauba palm trees.
And some gorgeous effects can be created by using dark wax white wax or metallic wax.
Because both chalk and milk painted furniture is porous in nature wax easily absorbs into the surface.
Before painting however it is usually necessary to remove old furniture wax.
The wax forms on the trees leaves and protects them from heat and moisture.
But not furniture wax.
Buff clean to resist fingerprints and smudges.
I tried car wax on a painted dresser makeover.
These trees are native to brazil and are used in cosmetics and skin care products as well.
If you own stainless steel kitchen appliances consider using car wax to clean them instead of a surface cleaner.
Apply a thin coat of car wax to stainless steel fridges and stoves.
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.
Unstick hinges photo by laura moss.
The task is relatively simple and yet crucial to the process.
Because someone once told me it works great they had tried it and wax is wax.
In my last post i wrote about my garden fresh pea friend maran.
The sheen can then be controlled by additional buffing.
Apply a coat of car wax to metal plastic or molded furniture to protect and add shine.
Rub car wax onto kitchen and bathroom metal fixtures to keep them shiny and spot free.