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A little homemade recipe for preparing liquid carnuba wax. I use it a lot and especially for the finishing of the leather edges.

I reduce the wax flakes to a fine powder, to save time, and then I melt it in turpentine, and stir it regularly. The amount of turpentine I use depends on the viscosity I want to obtain.

and for people allergic to the smell of turpentine it can also work very well with citrus oil. citrus turpentine 

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Thanks for that

If you use it as top finish does it come out glossy?  Or it depends on the buffing? 

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I guess for a top finish I'd probably need to mix it with some other wax or oil

Carnauba is really hard and it has a very high melting point, I didn't know you can just melt it in turps.

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yes, with a good preparation of the edge, and with a soft cloth it remains very shiny but not mirrored.

4 hours ago, Spyros said:

I guess for a top finish I'd probably need to mix it with some other wax or oil

Carnauba is really hard and it has a very high melting point, I didn't know you can just melt it in turps.

with the time...!

yes, with a good preparation of the edge, and with a soft cloth it remains very shiny but not mirrored.

but for people who don't want to wait, we can also melt it in a bain-marie.

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I don't understand the meaning of your question.

I use it only for edges.

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I was wondering if maybe you had tried a few drops on a scrap to see what it looks like as a finish on the top as opposed to just for edging.

You know carnauba cream by fiebings?  that sort of thing.   Even some woodworkers use it as a finish.

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I've experimented with melting various waxes, using pure gum turpentine as a thinning agent, but what I've found is that over time the turps appears to "come out" of the mix and leaves a fairly hard black deposit in the container.

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ah but certainly quite exact I also use it to waterproof and shine wooden pieces, it's highly recommended.

And yes i know the carnuba cream of Fiebings which is an EXCELLENT product...but there is not only carnuba wax in...and i use it too.

 

59 minutes ago, dikman said:

I've experimented with melting various waxes, using pure gum turpentine as a thinning agent, but what I've found is that over time the turps appears to "come out" of the mix and leaves a fairly hard black deposit in the container.

Yes, and for this reason I never prepare very large quantities in advance.

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