Traditional Beeswax Furniture Polish Recipe

The jojoba oil and beeswax help condition the wood and create a protective barrier.

Traditional beeswax furniture polish recipe. Natural beeswax furniture polish. If more than one coat is desired wait two days between applications. Any good furniture restorer or antiques expert will tell you that beeswax furniture polish from a traditional recipe i e. It restores shine and gloss improving colour and adding an immeasurable amount of.

This beeswax furniture polish is really quite miraculous. One with turpentine is the best thing for polishing bare wood. It is a light polish and may need to be applied more often than some other wood protectors. Lemon oil also conditions the wood and helps create the perfect shine.

600g 3 cups olive oil 30 drops anti oxidant such as clear grapefruit seed extract or vitamin e optional. Homemade eucalyptus furniture polish. Makes about 3 2 3 cups. Allow polish to dry then buff with clean cloth.

Apply the polish with a clean cloth and rub in small circles. 150g 2 3 cup beeswax. It is guaranteed to make you fall back in love with your antique wooden furniture wooden salad bowls and wooden cutting boards. By which i mean wood that has not been varnished or lacquered.

Remove wax from heat and stir in turpentine or mineral spirits. This recipe was taught to me by both the furniture makers at colonial williamsburg and the frontier culture museum. How to make a historic beeswax oil turpentine furniture polish finish. In this video i make my own home made wood finishing oil wax finish also known as paste wax furniture polish or beeswax polish.

We are guardians of an original 19th century victorian recipe for beeswax furniture polish handed down to us by adrian perkins who discovered it in 1979. 1 cup jojoba oil. It s easy to make incredibly inexpensive and yields beautiful results. Here s how to make your own furniture polish at home.

Turn cloth as it becomes dirty. Traditional beeswax furniture polish seals the wood and offers protection from moisture and sun. We produce natural beeswax polish beeswax sticks and other products in the traditional and natural way. A beautifully scented and natural beeswax furniture polish suitable for most wood types.

There are many recipes for making your own beeswax polish.