Paste Wax for Woodworking - Everyone should have a can.

[@davidgleason2519]

Thank you. This was very informative video. Your sound level and clarity were perfect. nice job.

[@MMWoodworking]

Thank you for letting me know on the sound!

[@MK-xz5lb]

Excellent, concise discussion on paste wax. You answered small, lingering questions I've been suspicious of. Your mic sounds great!

[@Wyman642]

Thank you for another deep dive. This is a topic I really needed to learn about.

[@johnford7847]

Very interesting presentation. Thank you for sharing and especially for the bowling-alley wax tip. The metal bottom of my can of Johnson's Paste wax is showing and I was surprised to learn there is no obvious equivalent in the supermarket.

[@MMWoodworking]

It's a sad day when you see the bottom of that can start to appear.

[@rawbacon]

I have a bunch of candle wax, I mixed some with mineral oil until I got a consistency I liked. Seems to work quite well.

[@prinsa1889]

Thanks, I've been using the Minwax, and I hate it. For some reason, it takes forever to buff it off of the cast iron. I just ordered a can of the bowling alley wax, per your recommendation. Hopefully, I'll have better luck with it.

[@cecilhash4698]

great!

[@larryfisher7056]

Good to know. My Johnson's is still 1/3 full but I saw the Minwax and so I wasn't worried about running out. So I'll forgo that and look at bowling alley wax when the time comes.

[@MMWoodworking]

Someone suggested I may have gotten a bad can, which could possibly be true, but I am not paying to find out. I mention this just in case you want to go the cheaper route of Minwax. I may have just been cosmically unlucky.

[@subbab4]

If you are waxing your saw bench tops, can that contaminate the timber that you are cutting and spoil the finish that you may use on that timber?

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

You’re basically buffing it all off except what’s stuck in the pores. It does not have an effect on finishing.

[@jason-labs]

It ends up hardening to the point it won't matter. Think of it like waxing your car. Pretty much same thing. After you've buffed it, you don't worry about it wiping off on you.

[@MK-xz5lb]

Also, I have a can of the Minwax paste approximately the same age as yours, and mine doesn't look orange. Its half gone and is still white. Is yours dried or does it change color after awhile?

[@MMWoodworking]

Interesting! I have no idea, but it could be. It certainly seems dryer than it should be for only being 3 months old, but it seals well and has always been sealed right after use. Perhaps I just got a bad can?

[@dancardin2087]

@@MMWoodworking mine doesn't look as dry as yours, but its got a color very similar to. definitely not white. weird.

[@jayelwin]

That’s a bad can.

[@MMWoodworking]

@@jayelwin That would actually make some sense, because I was stunned at how bad it was to apply. Thanks!

[@jason-labs]

"...treasure your Johnsons..." 😂

[@jayelwin]

What about making a BLO and wax mixture?

[@MMWoodworking]

There are definitely recipes for oil/wax mixes out there. I haven't tried dabbling around with those yet. I am also not sure if you can do it with BLO, or if you need pure linseed oil for it. Usually you have to heat the mixture up and BLO has a bunch of solvents in it that I would personally not want near a stove.

[@jayelwin]

@ the metal drying agents don’t make BLO any more dangerous on the stove. Any proper oil wax mixture would likely need a solvent as well THAT would add to the danger. I’ve experimented by melting and mixing in a metal bowl over very hot water.