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I am using shellac, then Renaissance wax, for my current project. I've done that a few times in the past. I wipe on thin coats of shellac, buff with steel wool, then apply wax with blue paper shop towels. For the life of me, I can't remember whether I buff the wax with the paper towels, or with steel wool. Going totally blank on this. Steel wool does sound like a dumb idea, seems like little pieces of it would get embedded in the wax. But I don't remember. Whatever I did before left a nice sheen, though.
Advice?
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If you want a satin sheen apply the wax with 0000 steel wool, then buff with a soft cotton cloth. If you want gloss, use a cotton cloth to apply it and buff it off.
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(01-31-2022, 10:43 AM)jteneyck Wrote: If you want a satin sheen apply the wax with 0000 steel wool, then buff with a soft cotton cloth. If you want gloss, use a cotton cloth to apply it and buff it off.
John
Thank you
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02-06-2022, 10:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-06-2022, 10:58 AM by Scoony.)
I apply wax with the gray scotchbrite pads. That eliminates getting metal shards in the finish.
Buff off with old white t-shirts.
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(02-06-2022, 10:57 AM)Scoony Wrote: I apply wax with the gray scotchbrite pads. That eliminates getting metal shards in the finish.
Buff off with old white t-shirts.
That's a good idea. I used the steel wool and it went well.
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