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  1. 20th July 2015, 05:45 PM #1
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    Default Cleaning off Bees Wax in order to paint

    Hi all,
    Built a side table out of 60 year old hard wood for my wife about 10 years ago. When dressed the timber gave up a gorgeous pale pink hue. Really beautiful. I bees waxed the whole piece.
    Now she wants to paint it white. Something to do with French Provincial
    How do I clean off the bees wax?

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    Turps and plenty of clean rags....and maybe finish off with some wax and grease remover from a car paint store.
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    Oh, and maybe put some shellac on before the white paint, to make it easier to strip off in another ten years time when the trend is back towards unpainted!
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    I'd use a scraper to remove the top layer of wood. Sanding could work but the wax may clog the sand paper.

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    Hot water will remove bees wax.
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    I used my oven-baked process to waterproof a carved wooden dish with straight bees wax.
    Boiling water, turps, you name it, the clean up of the spatter was a soul-destroying task.
    Never again.

    You want my serious advice? Build another table out of second-rate wood and let her paint it.
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