Application of wood wax. Patchwork wax - eco-friendly impregnation for wood and other materials Gum turpentine beeswax propolis

1. 2 tablespoons of wax
2. 6-8 tablespoons olive oil

Crumble the wax.

Add 6-8 tablespoons of olive oil to the container

Recipe with jojoba oil. This mixture is perfect for polishing children's wooden toys, in addition, it is absolutely safe even for the smallest children.

1. Beeswax (50 mg)
2. Jojoba oil (150 ml)
3. Additionally possible: extracts + vitamin E

The ratio of wax to jojoba oil is 1:3

Naturally, this wax is easy to buy in a specialized store. But if there is an opportunity to make wax yourself, why not use it? Moreover, it will take a little time, and the price of the ingredients will cost much less than the finished product.

Benefits of polishing wax

Modern furniture is often made from materials that do not require wax polishing. But antique furniture and some wooden interior items without waxing lose their attractive appearance. After polishing, the wood literally comes to life, returns the lost color and shine.

Why Wax? Wax consists of three large groups of substances: esters, free fatty acids and carbohydrates. Wax oxidizes very slowly, so much so that oxidation can be neglected. Under certain favorable conditions, wax retains its properties for centuries, and even millennia. Due to the malleability of the material, beeswax has a higher boiling point than any other wax. Beeswax is completely impervious to moisture, but interacts well with the solvent, which makes the wax the best basis for making an emulsion. Polishing wax gives the treated wood a silky and soft sheen.

In addition, beeswax and emulsion based on it can be a great alternative to many varnishes that contain harmful chemicals, have a persistent unpleasant odor that remains in the room for a long time, even after the varnish has dried. But the polishing mixture based on beeswax, on the contrary, is absolutely environmentally friendly, does not have a pungent odor and is quite resistant to external influences after application to a wooden surface.

Making a polishing mixture

There are several recipes for polishing compounds. Everywhere the main ingredient is beeswax. Depending on the proportions of the components taken, the mixture can be liquid, pasty or solid. More precisely, the density of the mixture depends on the amount of solvent used: the more it is, the more liquid the mixture is.

Traditional polishing compound

Ingredients:

one). Beeswax. You can buy it in a specialized store, and even better - buy directly from the beekeeper, it will cost less, and you will definitely get a quality product.

2). Turpentine. Usually, turpentine is taken in the same quantities as wax, in a 1: 1 ratio.

Making a mixture

1. Wax must be crumbled into pieces and melted, either in a water bath or in a microwave.

2. Slowly and carefully start pouring turpentine into the hot wax, without ceasing to stir.

3. The finished mixture is poured into a suitable container, for example, a cream jar, and left until completely solidified.

But turpentine is often advised to replace with another solvent. Although turpentine is an organic product, it is also a dangerous chemical that can cause eye irritation, skin irritation, lung damage, and central nervous system damage (if turpentine vapor is inhaled). But this in no way applies to the finished turpentine-based polishing mixture, you are at much greater risk in the process of making the mixture.

Instead of turpentine, other solvents can be used, such as various vegetable oils. Basically, anyone will do. Especially often olive oil is used to prepare the polishing mixture. In addition to oil and wax, nothing else is required. An olive oil based polish can be used on all types of wood.

Polishing mixture with olive oil

Ingredients:

one). Beeswax - 2 tablespoons.

2). Olive oil - 6-8 tablespoons.

Wax crumble into small pieces, mix with olive oil. Melt the wax mixed with oil in a water bath or in a microwave. If desired, suitable extracts can be added to the melted wax, but this is at your discretion and is not at all necessary. The finished mixture is also poured into suitable containers and left to cool.

Polishing mixture with jojoba oil

This safe oil based polishing wax is great for polishing children's wooden furniture and toys that a child might put in their mouth. The mixture is absolutely safe in composition even for the smallest children, does not cause allergies.

Ingredients:

one). Beeswax - 50 milligrams.

2). Jojoba oil - 150 milliliters.

3). Optionally, extracts and vitamin E can be added.

Ratio: 1 part wax - 3 parts jojoba oil. Melt the wax in a water bath and add the oil. Mix everything thoroughly, pour into containers and let cool. The ratio of oil to wax can be changed depending on the consistency of the mixture you plan to get.

Some useful information

The wax-based polishing mixture is ready for use even when not yet cured.

The mixture in olive oil is stored for 1 year in a closed package in a cool place and without access to sunlight.

The mixture in jojoba oil is stored for up to two years under the same conditions as the remedy in olive oil.

A warm mixture is best used for insulating purposes. At the same time, a cooled mixture is better suited for polishing.

Liquid polishing wax can be applied with a wide brush, but more often this is done with a cloth.

Polishing wax is able to restore the original color of old wood, eliminate scuffs, and give new things a darker, deeper and more saturated color.

Furniture polishing wax made on the basis of beeswax is a useful household item. It's worth taking note of the recipe.

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Patchwork wax from natural ingredients creates a reliable protective coating.

Patchwork wax is a biopositive impregnation for wood, stone, plaster, leather and other materials. Consists of only natural ingredients. Due to the dissolving action of gum turpentine, wax and propolis penetrate deep into the wood, creating a reliable protective coating for a long period. Patchwork wax is made according to an old recipe.

Description:

Patchwork wax forms a reliable protective covering even when applied in one layer. Processing in 2 layers is carried out in case of using products in places with high humidity or in cases of intensive use of premises (for example, in baths, saunas, public places).

When applied in one layer, the average consumption of patchwork wax is 1 liter per 25 m2, depending on the surface material and the quality of its processing.

Principle of operation:

Under the action of gum turpentine, wax with propolis up to 1-2 mm penetrates into the pores of the tree, even at room temperature, creating reliable protection for many years. Propolis is the most potent preservative, destructive to fungi and pathogenic microflora, but at the same time, it is absolutely harmless to humans, it has been used since ancient times in folk medicine. After evaporation of the turpentine, the wax creates a thin film on the treated surface, with a pleasant honey-wax smell.

Advantages:

- Contains no chemicals. Only natural products are used;

- contains phytoncides that have a beneficial effect on human health, kill pathogenic bacteria and microbes;

– protects the surface from decay, fungi and mold;

– the surface becomes moisture resistant;

– retains natural structure and color wood giving it a noble depth;

- creates an aesthetically pleasing to the eye and touch coating that does not require additional processing;

- has a beneficial effect on human health;

– pleasant coniferous aroma during application;

– Patchwork wax coating is durable.

Patchwork wax is applied:

- for the interiors of sleeping quarters, baths, saunas, etc.;

- for processing any wooden surfaces: log cabins, stairs, floors, frame elements, decorative items and wooden furniture;

– for impregnation of clay, lime and cement plasters in rooms with high humidity;

- to protect cork coatings in rooms with high humidity;

- to protect leather shoes in the off-season, including from the effects of mud and saline solutions;

– in restoration and conservation works on wood, metal and stone;

- for impregnating fabrics to give them water-repellent properties.

Application methods:

1 way. The material is applied with a brush in a thin, even layer on a dry, cleaned surface, after a day it is rubbed with a felt flap until it shines.

2 way. The material is applied with a brush in a thin, even layer on a dry, cleaned surface and heated with an industrial hair dryer until the wax is completely absorbed, after which it is rubbed with a flap to a shine.

When preserving old metal and wooden surfaces, it is applied in a thin layer with a brush or a patch.

Note: description of the technology on the example of patchwork wax.

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Buying store wax for wood is not a problem, but the price of it “bites”, and most importantly, there is no absolute certainty that you are taking a natural product. People are now reaching for everything natural, so I have collected 5 proven compositions that you can cook with your own hands. Here you will find waxes and oils for wood, both for outdoor and indoor use, plus compounds for wooden utensils.

Do-it-yourself oil wax for wood is quite realistic to prepare.

Wax mixtures

Impregnation of wood with wax in its pure form is the first thing that comes to the mind of a home master. The instruction itself is extremely simple here and it looks something like this:

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	Training. We will process the kitchen knife holder. · Natural beeswax is taken as the main composition (it is better to buy on the market from beekeepers or honey merchants); We will apply with a brush with natural bristles; · For warming up, it is desirable to have a building hair dryer, but you can get by with a household one; From the dishes you will need a saucepan and a jar for wax.
	Heating up the wax. Natural beeswax melts at a temperature of 62 - 70ºС, but it must be melted in a water bath, otherwise it will darken (burn). Pour water into a saucepan and put on the stove; · At the bottom of the pan put some kind of stand or just a rag; · Put the wax into the jar, put the jar into the pan and wait for the wax to melt.
	. In order for the heated, liquid wax for wood to be well absorbed into this very tree, the workpiece also needs to be heated. The easiest way is to heat the wooden blank in the oven, this can be done while the wax is melting. Then take a brush and “paint” the workpiece with wax.
	. It is not realistic to apply wax evenly with a brush, as the composition cools, the layer thickness will increase, therefore, after applying the excess wax, you need to scrape off the workpiece. For work, you can take a plastic card, it is not advisable to use a knife, you can scratch the surface.

Remember the rule common to all recipes: hard wax for cosmetic processing, and even more so wood impregnation, is never used! The composition should be liquid or pasty, but not solid.

The above method is good, but it has a number of serious disadvantages:

• The wax hardens quickly and if you have to cover something voluminous, for example, furniture, the wax will need to be constantly heated, plus a lot of trouble with cleaning the workpiece after application;
• No matter how you try to rub the workpiece with rags or felt, you will never achieve shine, the surface will remain matte;
• If you do not take care of the thing rubbed with wax, then it will be covered with dust and this dust will eat in. To return the original appearance, you will have to repeat the whole cycle again, that is: sand with sandpaper, cover with hot wax and rub.

Calling the above procedure a recipe somehow doesn’t even turn the tongue, it’s more of an application technology, I talked about it so that you have an idea of ​​the basics, and now we’re moving on to specific recipes.

Recipe number 1. Designed for furniture processing

For furniture, the problem of ingrained dust is relevant, no matter how you wipe your furniture, and over time, plaque will still appear on pure wax. To avoid this problem and at the same time not to lose in naturalness and quality, our wise people came up with the idea of ​​mixing hot wax with rosin.

Rosin acts as a crystallizer and contributes to the formation of a strong film on the surface, while the tree will breathe. Turpentine is added as a solvent, it will not allow the mixture to harden quickly and you will have time to calmly process the surface.

The composition is prepared in a water bath, the sequence of actions is approximately as follows:

• The first to be heated to a liquid state is beeswax;
• When about half of the volume of the wax has melted, rosin can be added, and it is desirable to crush the rosin;
• After the wax and rosin are completely dissolved, turpentine is added to the composition and all this is thoroughly mixed.

Furniture processing technology is slightly different from the above described option.

1. In this case, after applying the finished composition, you leave the thing alone for 3 hours;
2. Then you take a building hair dryer and warming up the surface, wipe off the excess mixture from it and again let the workpiece cool for another hour;
3. At the third stage, with light heating, you actively polish the workpiece, you will not achieve a mirror finish, but you will undoubtedly get a noble sheen.

Wax with rosin and pure wax for a wooden floor or walls can theoretically be used, but wax oil is better here, which I will talk about a little later, in the corresponding chapter of this article.

Recipe number 2. Inexpensive exterior decoration

Natural beeswax for outdoor use is very expensive, plus there is no particular need for a 100% natural impregnation on the outside of the building. Instead of wax, it will be much cheaper to take ordinary white or some other paraffin.

Ideally, instead of gasoline, it is better to use purified acetone, it, of course, is more expensive, but the smell disappears much faster. Gasoline is also better to take as clean as possible.

And do not forget - both acetone and gasoline are highly flammable liquids. It is generally better to cook large volumes in air, otherwise, in a closed room, vapors at high concentrations can explode from any spark.

Wax blends with oil

Under the tree, impregnation is done with the addition of oil. Such compositions are good from all sides.

• The oil composition allows the impregnation to penetrate much deeper into the wood;
• All oil mixtures after solidification remain either liquid or turn into a paste, which means that they are always ready for re-application without heating;
• The oil gives the wood an extra shine and a beautiful sheen.

Recipe number 3. Universal composition

Theoretically, any wood can be processed with this mixture, from walls and floors to dishes, but many are afraid of the presence of turpentine and rosin there.

On this occasion, it should be noted that turpentine is a volatile substance and it completely evaporates, and rosin, firstly, is harmless to humans and secondly, it is only 5% of the total mass there.

Linseed oil for wood is almost perfect, but, nevertheless, this is not the only option; it can be replaced with olive and even sunflower. The only thing I would not advise doing is pouring engine oil there, you won’t remove the smell later.

Impregnation of wood with linseed oil in its pure form is also practiced, but oil must be applied liberally on large objects from 3 to 5 times at intervals of a day, plus after the first time the surface is polished with fine emery to remove the pile.

It is much easier to soak dishes with clean oil, plus here the tree can also be tinted. To explain in a nutshell, the oil is poured into a container and dishes or crafts are thrown there.

Oil dishes can not only be impregnated, but also tinted.

If the tree just needs to be saturated with oil, then all this is brought to a boil and after 5-7 minutes the products are removed. To toned, the workpieces will have to be deep-fried, like potatoes. The whole process is shown in detail in the video in this article.

Recipe number 4. Add propolis

Propolis is also a completely natural product, which is obtained as a result of the life of bees, moreover, propolis is considered medicinal and is even included in some medicines.

Processing with mixtures on propolis is not only environmentally friendly, but also curative.

The technology is the same as in the previous versions: melt, apply and polish 2 times. Perhaps the only drawback of the recipe is that this mixture will come out much more expensive than the others, because propolis is not cheap, so only dishes are usually impregnated with this composition.

Recipe number 5. Add lard

For those who are not in the know, lard is melted pork fat or lard. Outwardly, the results of processing with a mixture with propolis and a mixture with lard are no different, but lard costs a penny, so the recipe is much cheaper.

Lard can be a good substitute for propolis.

As you probably already understood, the step-by-step instructions do not change: we heat it in a water bath, mix well and apply the composition to the product at least 2 times, followed by polishing.

Colored wood waxat home it is more difficult to make, you can make a mistake in the proportions and not guess the tone. It is easier for you to first tint the wood, for example, with a solution of potassium permanganate, and then process it with one of the compounds listed above.

Conclusion

I have listed only the most common compositions, but there are many more of them, and if you know more recipes for how to make wax for wood, welcome to the comments, it will be useful to everyone.

You can impregnate wooden dishes with your own hands at home.

Source: project-repair.ru