How To Polish Wax Carving
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How to polish wax carving. Simon Gilboy demonstrates the easiest ways to apply Gilboys Gold Beeswax Polish to carved woodPRODUCTS USED IN THE VIDEOGilboys Antique Gold Beeswax Furnitu. A polish will remove all scratches left by the finest-grain sandpaper and give the stone a shining lustre. I wash my hands after using these.
Apply a powdered polish onto a damp denim cloth. Once your piece is completely dry you can polish it with a store-bought jewelry polishing cloth. Dentists use them for polishing tooth enamel.
To the finest grit sandpaper I can get my mitts on2000 I polish my carved fossil tusk pieces with blue silicone wheels and finish with very fine pink silicone wheels. Contour the wax to the desired shape. Different waxes for different applications soft waxes are flexible but gummy to try to carve while hard waxes are brittle but easier to carve.
Dimensions I use lighter fluid on a rag to polish the wax being carefull not to take away the crispness of the carving. Dont put hot wax on cold wax it wont adhere both surfaces should be heated. Fill the voids and scratches with a smaller instrument.
Carving and shaping wax is very satisfying. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. An overcut on a wax can be fixed by adding wax to the overcut area and recut.
In about 15 min the product will dry a bit but still look a little greasy. For wax-polishing carved work benzine wax is preferred to turpentine wax because it does not clog the tine lines and notches so much. Apply a coat of cleaner wax.