Hi, I checked al lthe archives but I can’t seem to get a true feel for the water resistance of beeswax. Basicaly, I am finishing some cedar mindow frames in a bathroom, (I know, not strictly fine woodworking teritory), and although they don’t get direct contact with water they will get exposed to high humidity and some condensation. My question is simple, Can I use beeswax as a finish? I would like to use beeswax as I have finished the rest of teh woodwark in the room in beeswax.
Advise will be greatly apreciated, Cheers,
– Douglas
“It’s time to stop Drinking and Dreaming and start Creating and Completing”
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Beeswax has NO water resistance to speak of, unless you apply about a 1/16" thick unbuffed layer. As a finish it is OK for purely decorative objects that won't be handled, and which you expect to periodically reapply and buff the wax.
Well that clears it up. ANy suggestion as to what I can use to get a similar finish to clear beeswax? I used tung oil in another room in the house and it darkened the cedar considerably. The nice thing about the beeswax is that once it dries it becomes much lighter.
Cheers,
- Douglas"It's time to stop Drinking and Dreaming and start Creating and Completing"
Douglas: I don't know if this is any use to you but on my front porch there are places were candle wax dripped out of lanterns. The solid wax was removed but those areas are still shedding water years later.
Duke"... Buy the best and only cry once.........
Shedding water and resistance to water vapor are two different things. As Steve said, unless the wax has considerable thickness, it will not provide any resistance to water vapor.Howie.........
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