Car Wax On Painted Furniture

I tried car wax on a painted dresser makeover.

Car wax on painted furniture.

If you own stainless steel kitchen appliances consider using car wax to clean them instead of a surface cleaner. The wax itself is a naturally derived wax extracted from carnauba palm trees. These trees are native to brazil and are used in cosmetics and skin care products as well. The sheen can then be controlled by additional buffing.

But not furniture wax. And some gorgeous effects can be created by using dark wax white wax or metallic wax. Run away from people like that. Check that you haven t missed any sections.

You are aiming to cover every bit of paint. The wax forms on the trees leaves and protects them from heat and moisture. Apply a coat of car wax to metal plastic or molded furniture to protect and add shine. Because someone once told me it works great they had tried it and wax is wax.

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. Work in large areas sweeping the wax over the paint. The task is relatively simple and yet crucial to the process. Before painting however it is usually necessary to remove old furniture wax.

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. Bees wax and other waxes are still used to protect furniture but carnauba is the most common at this. Apply a thin coat of car wax to stainless steel fridges and stoves.

Use car wax to lubricate the hinges of garden shears and. 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. Go over them with wax if so. Because both chalk and milk painted furniture is porous in nature wax easily absorbs into the surface.

When scratched it won t flake off in big chunks like poly because in essence it becomes part of the paint s finish. Simply apply a light coat of car wax to the appliance and buff clean to repel fingerprints and smudges. Buff clean to resist fingerprints and smudges. Unstick hinges photo by laura moss.

Using an chalk paint wax brush or a lint free cloth apply chalk paint wax.