Restore Furniture and Give it New Life With Howard's Feed-N-Wax

[@mermaidtails4391]

Restor a finish then feed and wax. Made my $5 flea market dresser find into a $400 profit.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Great stuff!

[@almafrisius7358]

I just bought Feed-N-Wax today. I love it.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Glad it's doing you well. We like it too!

[@jennykonrath6011]

This Product is AMAZING!

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Yes, I agree!

[@johnsaia9739]

I agree with the other poster, clean with Murphy's Oil Soap to get off the dirt and dust, then after it dries, use Restor A Finish and then seal with the Feed N Wax for the best results.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

That method definitely works too!

[@flash2tz]

Murphy's is a little iffy. I've had it just about ruin solid wood and veneer before. Luckily, Feed n Wax saved them.

[@zzzz-ok7733]

This stuff works great. Used it on some old cabinets with Howard's orange oil. 👍🛠️

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Yes! Magic!

[@vickiehorowitz1934]

Very interesting! Sorry if this is impolite, but the word you want is "liberally" not "lucrative". Lucrative means "very profitable". Liberally means to use a glob of it, use a lot. Thank you again for this great video.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thanks for watching! Not a problem, as that seems to be the go-to for critics. No worries here, however. All the criticism leads to growth! Glad you liked the video.

[@charlottegrace666]

He's not a child to be corrected.

[@ramencurry6672]

He misspoke on purpose so you can comment.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

I like you!

[@tonyaatteberry]

Good grief!!!! Who cares how people speak for themselves!

[@illssolution5720]

LOVE Feed n wax! It DOES darken the wood... and it is BEAUTIFUL!

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thanks for watching!

[@kerenr.mcginity8363]

Thank you so much for your wisdom! I learn so much from your videos! God bless you. As an educator, I hope you will receive what I share with the same sentiment with which it was sent. When you say "apply lucratively" I think what you actually mean is: apply liberally. Lucrative refers to money, while liberal refers to an abundant amount. Thank you again for your teaching. Looking forward to trying the Howard's furniture products!

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thank you for watching. That grammatical slip has been called out and corrected several times. So many times that I now always use "lucrative" instead of "liberal" in honor of this video. Thanks again for watching.

[@casieharbin4765]

I hope you will receive what I share with the same sentiment with which it was sent. Your comment was unnecessary. Next time, don’t.

[@mixit247]

Thanks for showing how this works, this will save me a bundle of coins!

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Awesome. Thanks for watching!

[@damedesmontagnes]

These Howard products are so great. :)

[@BackPorchAntiques]

I agree!

[@jerebethune7509]

I think the word you want for "lucratively," which means in a way that produces a lot of money, would be closer to copious amount, ample, profuse, or substantial. Thanks! It's a great product. I've been using it for years - Restore A Finish, too.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Oh wow! I'm glad you brought that to my ascension. It is definitely impotent to use the right words. I'm thankful that there are people out there who are much smarter than me and allow me the opportunity to learn from their intelligence. Lucrative liberality at its finest.

[@rockinrobin2326]

@@BackPorchAntiques That's an unnecessarily rude and stupid reply to a viewer. People are correcting you because you misspoke. Commenters are just giving you some feedback that could help you look less like an ignorant backroads hillbilly and more like an intellectual who should be making these informative videos. It's really even hard to tell if your reply was sarcasm or not given that you are obviously limited with your vocabulary skills. Pull up your big boy overalls and listen to the helpful critiques.

[@MattQuinlan-cx4vs]

My guy said apply lucratively. I don’t like to ever say apply liberally either. I despise that word. 😂

[@ibtarnine]

I prefer to use TSP (Trisodium Phosphate, the real stuff, not the "TSP substitute" they sell in home stores) mixed with some hot water to clean up old furniture. It will cut through grime and grease ten times better than any regular dish soap or similar product. You can get a large single bag of the powder for $15 or so and it will basically last a lifetime. You're going to want to avoid any painted surfaces, metal, or glass/ceramics with it though. It won't immediately etch brass or anything that severe, but it could cause some discoloration if left to sit for awhile.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Good to know. I'll check into that. I'm all about more tools in the tool box.

[@ibtarnine]

@@BackPorchAntiques You won't be disappointed. I use a 1:50 ratio for basic light cleaning applications, and 1:25 for heavier duty degreasing of older wood furniture and laminate. It's stable in solution too, so you can let it sit in a spray bottle for awhile.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Awesome. Thanks.

[@inkblue2]

@@ibtarnine Do you rinse after cleaning with TSP?

[@ibtarnine]

@@inkblue2 Yeah I give it one last wipe with a bit of warm water. TSP can leave surfaces looking kind of dull/flat for some reason, I think partially because it just removes so much gunk, and this final pass seems to help a bit. For anything exceptionally old/dirty, you're going to have to do more than one cleaning pass too.

[@Winter_B12]

That's cool

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thanks!

[@El-px6wl]

Beautiful piece

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thanks!

[@maegardnermills4292]

Thank you. I subscribed. I bought a third generation hope chest. I will think about what you said.

[@Apollo_Blaze]

wow, beautiful

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thank you!

[@Apollo_Blaze]

@@BackPorchAntiques You're welcome, you deserve the compliment!

[@Gem-Ex]

If you are on a tight budget, use a finger to apply, let it soak at least 20min before using any material. The wood soaks up the liquid & you polish it up after the fact.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

That’s an interesting way to do it for sure. Thanks for the info.

[@robinchopra139]

the only thing i worry about is will my cats just sit there licking the furnature because they like the smell.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

🤣 can't help you there, but it sounds like a good problem to have!

[@mireyasanchez9194]

Hi thank you exactly what I was looking for. I purchased a 1970's Henderson server that has some top damage some little chips and water damage. My question is should I lightly sand top and restrain? I tried restore in a test area on a corner, and it improved but not as much as I woul've liked. I plan to use restore and the bee wax on the rest. Appreciate your advice.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Hello! Thanks for watching our channel. I wouldn't suggest much abrasion on anything that is laminated or veneer. If it's solid wood, you can strip and restain all you want. The best option for veneer is a good wax. It can be professionally restored, but that's expensive process. Thanks again!

[@carolentringer8836]

"liberally" , not 'lucratively' 😊

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind...

[@johnkelly9451]

@@BackPorchAntiques That'll make two of us! Originally sounded good to me.

[@johnkelly9451]

@@BackPorchAntiques p.s. Good video...thank you!

[@petestaint8312]

Fantastic! How often do you need to reapply?

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Annually gives it a good sheen and that's not absolutely necessary.

[@petestaint8312]

@@BackPorchAntiques gotcha. 👍

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thanks for watching!

[@knotweedkninja8539]

I would have blown the dresser off inside and out with an air compressor first, outdoors.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Wouldn't have hurt a thing.

[@roxannetart9371]

That's exactly what I do too. It's amazing how much dust and dirt comes off and out of any piece and saves me a lot of time in the "elbow grease" cleaning process.

[@inkblue2]

Thanks for a great video. I have an expensive old wide-board mahogany desk. It has small moldy spots all over from dampness in a storage unit. Would you recommend Restor-a-Finish, then Feed-N-Wax or just the Feed-N-Wax? All opinions appreciated!

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thanks for watching! I would suggest the orange oil first. If that doesn't get you where you need to be, I would then try the feed-n-wax. It really depends on the condition of the finish. Good luck!

[@inkblue2]

Thanks very much! @@BackPorchAntiques

[@Chrisbrown503]

Will that work on Wood veneer?

[@BackPorchAntiques]

The orange oil spray will offer a polish for veneer, but the restore a finish is not designed for veneer.

[@roguepetunia]

Are you saying “barn fine” or “barn find”? Thanks!

[@BackPorchAntiques]

That's "barn find." My Southern Appalachian dialect sometimes softens up the last of a word. However, either word could be correct!

[@Upgrayedddd]

The only thing my cloth did was soak up half the bottle. It says to saturate a small cloth I doubt for any other reason than to evenly apply their product, but that's still a waste IMO. Not to mention it will absorb more of the oil deep into the cloth than the wax.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

I always use the same cloth and keep it in a zip lock bag. Once it's saturated, i don't have to apply much more product at all.

[@Upgrayedddd]

@@BackPorchAntiques good idea and well worth it

[@user-fn5gr1re4w]

Can I use this wax for laminate floors or will it get gummy?

[@BackPorchAntiques]

I've never used it on flooring, so I can't offer an opinion. I'd probably try something a little more specific for flooring if it were me.

[@markabrice]

"Lucratively?" How about "liberally," maybe? Also, once you've applied this stuff, you can't apply any kind of alkyd or water-based finish--at least not without doing a lot of work to remove the wax. Which is fine, as long as you're OK with a wax finish.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Thanks for watching!

[@Krislovesantiques]

Can this product be used on wood floors?

[@BackPorchAntiques]

It is not marketed as a wood floor polish, so I'd be careful. Do some research on their website first, for sure.

[@tracyjohnson5023]

To polish wood floors or remove scratches? Best thing to polish wood floors is johnson paste wax. Then buff it. You can rent a buffer at any equipment rental place. Bonus is if you do it once a year, the wax coat scratches instead of the polyurethane.

[@Randy58-zn4ez]

When you use such a big rag a lot of the feed and wax gets absorbed which is a waste.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

It was the only rags we had on hand, but you could be right. We tried to only use a small portion of the big rag. Thanks for watching!

[@freddude1493]

You’re real good at polishing those knobs . You do house calls ? 😊

[@BackPorchAntiques]

🤣🤣🙄. No Fred. No.

[@freddude1493]

@@BackPorchAntiques foiled again 🫰

[@BackPorchAntiques]

🤣

[@donelmore2540]

You didn’t wipe it off after 20 minutes!

[@jredel2877]

Well, this might be a good product, but if he didn't at least dust and clean the bottom 2 drawers, it is not a true comparison. It may be a "Southern Appalachian thing", but I don't think "lucratively" means what he thinks it means.....

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Yeah, slip of the tongue. I figured that out pretty quickly and from about 100 other keyboard professors. Oh, also... I didn't clean those drawers out. The buyer paid $850, dirt and all. That's pretty lucrative, eh?

[@cindyrae2605]

You mean liberally not lucratively.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

No, I try not to use dirty words. Thanks though.

[@cindyrae2605]

ignorant

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Oh, you were serious. I'm sorry.

[@FactsMattersUSA]

Hmmm, still looks a bit crappy

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Not to the guy that bought it... 🤣

[@gailwilliams5278]

And not to me!

[@slotreality]

It sure still looks crappy.

[@BackPorchAntiques]

Maybe so, but someone liked it enough to pay $850 for it. They were happy about it. Maybe crappy is in. 🤣