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Johnsons wax in the UK?
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:31 pm
by jm51
Seems this has reached unobtainium status this side of the pond.
What can I use instead?
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 5:19 pm
by JPG
jm51 wrote:Seems this has reached unobtainium status this side of the pond.
What can I use instead?
Old fashioned floor wax (containing carnauba wax)that has not been reformulated so as to be 'non-skid'!
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:42 pm
by beeg
Clear Trewax is another possibility.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:46 am
by jm51
According to ebay UK, Trewax is a brand name for vacuum cleaner bags.
What I have in house is some sticks of beeswax and a tub of dubbin. A site search gave no results for dubbin, so I assume that's a no-no and am guessing that beeswax will gum stuff up for the 360 days that it isn't summer here.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:46 am
by robinson46176
jm51 wrote:According to ebay UK, Trewax is a brand name for vacuum cleaner bags.
What I have in house is some sticks of beeswax and a tub of dubbin. A site search gave no results for dubbin, so I assume that's a no-no and am guessing that beeswax will gum stuff up for the 360 days that it isn't summer here.
The only solution I see is a trip or maybe even a move to the US.
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:03 am
by anmius
I'll be in Ireland on Wednesday, so if you want a short jaunt across the Irish Sea, I'll bring you a tub.
Or maybe you could contact those people traveling from the States for "THE" wedding and have them bring you a tub.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:51 am
by robinson46176
anmius wrote:I'll be in Ireland on Wednesday, so if you want a short jaunt across the Irish Sea, I'll bring you a tub.
Or maybe you could contact those people traveling from the States for "THE" wedding and have them bring you a tub.
Just don't put it your carry-on.
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huh?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:13 pm
by fiatben
jm51 wrote:According to ebay UK, Trewax is a brand name for vacuum cleaner bags.
What I have in house is some sticks of beeswax and a tub of dubbin. A site search gave no results for dubbin, so I assume that's a no-no and am guessing that beeswax will gum stuff up for the 360 days that it isn't summer here.
What the heck is "a tub of dubbin?"
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:21 pm
by jm51
robinson46176 wrote:The only solution I see is a trip or maybe even a move to the US.
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That got me thinking about the American made stuff I have.
A Zenbot, a Wolfgang spindle for the Zenbot, a pair of gorgeous loudspeakers built by Bob Brines of Little Rock, a Neurophone and various bits of tooling. Plus now of course, a Shopsmith in need of a wax job. Not forgetting my very favourite tool, a Leatherman Wave.
I might get in touch with Johnsons and suggest that they relaunch the product as 'Machine Wax'.
Dubbin is a blend of waxes for leather, lanolin and beeswax mainly iirc. Was essential for old fashioned footie (soccer) boots and the old leather footballs.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:35 am
by jm51
I found this, will it do?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Briwax-Original-W ... 5ad5264cef
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Briwax Original Wax Polish - 400 grams
Briwax Original is a blend of Beeswax and Carnauba waxes to give an instant natural sheen to bare wood or over Sanding Sealer. Ideal for wood carvings and turned wood, for floors and skirtings. Briwax cleans and protects wood, tiles, metalwork, marble and melamine etc. Available in clear, which maintains the natural colour of the wood, and three wood shades to stain and wax in one operation. Briwax is extensively used in the pine furniture industry. Originally formulated by Henry Flack, Briwax is a long established finishing wax traditionally used by the pine trade.
A soft fast drying wax it is ideal for quick turn around work.
Available in various shades it will stain and finish in one application, although more than one coat may be needed on bare timber to achieve a full gloss finish if desired.
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