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Pages: 1 cputnam Member Registered: 01/28/03 Posts: 3724 Loc: Southern California Wax Strippers       #5976239 - 06/30/12 04:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Is there such a thing as a wax (only) stripper? Does it / do they damage the underlying finish - whatever that may be? -------------------- Thanks, Curt ----------------- "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." -- Soren Kierkegaard Post Extras:       Richard D. Off his rocker Registered: 01/28/07 Posts: 6289 Loc: Los Angeles Re: Wax Strippers [Re: cputnam]       #5976373 - 06/30/12 09:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Mineral spirits will remove wax and usually not harm a finish. As always, test first. -------------------- RD Post Extras:       Howard Acheson Registered: 08/07/01 Posts: 18886 Loc: Southport, NC USA Re: Wax Strippers [Re: cputnam]       #5976381 - 06/30/12 10:06 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Mineral spirits, naphtha or turpentine will remove wax from any imperious surface. You need to wipe on the thinner, and then wipe with a clean paper towel changing to a clean face with each wipe. Just wiping on the thinner will only smear the wax around leaving it on the surface when the thinner evaporates. In general, none of the above will damage a fully cured surface. However, you may end up leaving and sort of hazy film on top of a gloss substrate. What is it you plan to do? -------------------- Howie......... Post Extras:       JR1 Member Registered: 09/09/10 Posts: 6544 Loc: Teller country, Co, USA Re: Wax Strippers [Re: cputnam]       #5976416 - 06/30/12 11:07 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   The above is correct. But TEST! MS and Naptha can soften some oil/varnish mixes even when they are fully cured. Hopefully its not a silicone wax. BTW These speed things up. -------------------- homo homini lupus Edited by JR1 (06/30/12 11:10 AM) Post Extras:       cputnam Member Registered: 01/28/03 Posts: 3724 Loc: Southern California Re: Wax Strippers [Re: Howard Acheson]       #5976466 - 06/30/12 12:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   I am writing instructions for my grandkids about the care and feeding of their blanket chests. I've scared everybody off of using wax but the scare will wane. No point in having a repairable finish like shellac if they don't know how to do the repair. -------------------- Thanks, Curt ----------------- "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." -- Soren Kierkegaard Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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