Thread: For what it's worth

The silica in the baby powder can cause some conflicts in quite a few types of finishes , but if it ain't causing you any problems

was about to ask if it would interfere with estapol, mirror tone, oil or wax....
What finish did you try so far?

Juvy

I only use oil on my work and sometimes I cover this with bees wax. As I said I havn't had a prbolem. I only put a very light covering of powder and brush off any loose wax before I start work. This seems to last for weeks.

Red Gum

How in the world would you put bees wax on scroll work?
I've yet to come up with the perfect finish for that... I like oil, but a lot of customer want shine... brushing estapol or mirror tone on can leaves too much in corners.... spraying can leave runs.... and makes a mess on the table.....

Juvy

You will notice that I said "sometimes I use bees wax" the reason is that if there is fine work the bees wax gets into the work and glugs it up. If this hapens just a bit I can fix it with an old tooth brush.

If the job has largish flat surfaces the bees wax finish sets it off very nicely and gives a nice smooth siky finish.

If the job has fine detail it is unlikely that a bees wax finish will be felt by hand and the the low sheen is unlikely to be seen.

Red Gum