Polishes and wood treatments

Polishes typically are a mix of beeswax and turpentine. Use good quality turpentine, and never use white spirit. Turpentine has a strong smell so you can use linseed oil instead.

Basic polish

A basic polish can be used for both furniture and for leather. If you want a polish that can be buffed to a high shine, replace quarter to half the beeswax with carnauba wax.

Ingredients

• 2 parts beeswax (or beeswax + carnauba wax)
• 5 parts linseed oil
• For example to make five 50ml tins of polish, use:
  • 80g beeswax (or beeswax + carnauba wax)
  • 200g  linseed oil

Method

• Melt the wax(es)
• When fully melted, take off the heat and slowly add the oil, mixing well
• Pour into clean wide-mouth tins or jars
• When cooled, put on the lid
• Label with the date and contents.