El Bajo Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Afternoon all, Hope you're having a nice Sunday. I have a Wawick and I'd like to give the body a nice rub down. The Warwicks own brand costs a £10, but is just ordinary Beeswax? If so can I not just take a trip to B & Q? If so does anybody know of any good brands to use? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 ive used [url="http://www.briwax.com/"][b]briwax[/b][/url] brand- it is beeswax mixed with solvents to make it 'spreadable' (used to be toluene but think its been replaced by something less noxious these days) it soaks into raw wood very fast and will polish up nice and shiney once the wax has settled and hardened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I was told to use it on my hi-fi speakers, to keep the lustre. When it came to doing it I went to my nearest hardware shop & bought one that had been going since Victorian times, assuming there'd be a good reason they'd be still going now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I generally use Liberon products on wood where necessary (though I've not done so with a bass). Something like this formulated from pure beeswax and turpentine: http://www.axminster.co.uk/liberon-liberon-beeswax-paste-polish-prod21629/#bottomsection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 'El Bajo' Afternoon all, Hope you're having a nice Sunday. I have a Wawick and I'd like to give the body a nice rub down. The Warwicks own brand costs a £10, but is just ordinary Beeswax? If so can I not just take a trip to B & Q? If so does anybody know of any good brands to use? MB1. The Warwick wax(Surface Finisher) is "reasuringly expensive" and will after several light applications turn a Warwick Thumb bass glassy Quality Stuff, smells nice and worth the extra coin( keep a cloth solely for the wax in a sealable plastic bag and itll last for ages)...I still use it and dont own a Warwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaypup Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Mind your own! *getting coat, leaving*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garythebass Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I've used Lord Sheraton's Balm on my recent refinish, as recommended by my furniture-restoring neighbour. It's beeswax cut with white spirit and linseed oil. Seems to work pretty well, creamy consistency that's very easy to apply and doesn't dry sticky at all. Only time will tell on it's durability, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 [b]MB1. [/b] [b]...Does Lord Sheraton know? [/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garythebass Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 [quote name='MB1' timestamp='1349098390' post='1821728'] [b]MB1. [/b] [b]...Does Lord Sheraton know? [/b] [/quote] Certainly not - his Char Lady smuggled it out for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I only buy XTC's version, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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