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Recipe: Wax Polish

Beeswax from fresh honeycomb looks almost pure white and almost does not yellow when aging. If honeycombs have been multiply incubated or have repeatedly served as a honey store, they gradually assume an increasingly yellowish color. Beeswax is odorless in itself. What appeals to the layman as a typical smell of wax are remains of chrysin and propolis, a dark brown putty, which the bees use to build. Such yellow crude wax has a certain adhesive strength in the soft state with gentle warming. This is increased by the melting of colophony.

Processing

To prepare wax polish, put the Colophony (#60300) in a big enough heat-resistant pot and melt it in a water bath, then add the rest of the wax (#62300 and #62210) and let it melt. Step 1#179: To prepare wax polish, put the Colophony (#60300) in a big enough heat-resistant pot and melt it in a water bath, then add the rest of the wax (#62300 and #62210) and let it melt.
When the wax is melted, add the solvent carefully and bit by bit to the wax melt. Only stir as long as the mixture is homogeneous. Now pour the mixture into a suitable container - a tin can or a bowl is ideal - and allow to cool. Step 2#229: When the wax is melted, add the solvent carefully and bit by bit to the wax melt. Only stir as long as the mixture is homogeneous. Now pour the mixture into a suitable container - a tin can or a bowl is ideal - and allow to cool.
Apply the wax mixture onto the prepared surface with a lint-free cloth and in a circular motion; take up the excess wax against the direction of the grain. When dry, polish with a lint-free cloth or a piece of cork for about 30 minutes in the direction of the grain. Repeat the application of wax until pores are filled. Gloss effect can be enhanced by adding 1% of larch turpentine. Consumption rate is about 5-20ml/m². Step 3#421: Apply the wax mixture onto the prepared surface with a lint-free cloth and in a circular motion; take up the excess wax against the direction of the grain. When dry, polish with a lint-free cloth or a piece of cork for about 30 minutes in the direction of the grain. Repeat the application of wax until pores are filled. Gloss effect can be enhanced by adding 1% of larch turpentine. Consumption rate is about 5-20ml/m².

Ingredients

100 g Carnauba Wax, bleached (#62300)
890 g Beeswax, bleached (#62210)
10 g Colophony, extra light (#60300)
1,5 kg Pine Turpentine (#70010)
Pot for double-boiler method

Note

WARNING: Wax and Pine Turpentine can burn! Do not leave the hot wax melt unattended. Do not inhale the wax fumes. If there is no effective fume and dust extraction system in use, prepare the wax polish outside.

We assume no liability for the processing instructions described above. In any case, we recommend the production and evaluation of sample surfaces.

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Author: Fa. Kremer - 09/2005