Our old pine furniture is ideal for wax finishing or painting.
As you can see, most of our antique pine furniture is currently in the bare wood (unpolished) and can be purchased as it is.
We show 2 prices for all of our furniture… The first is the buy it ‘in the bare wood’ price, and the second is for the item polished.
Below are some instructions on wax finishing of our furniture so you can take advantage of our ‘unpolished’ prices.
First job is to lightly sand (with the grain) the piece you are working on. It is usually best to use a fairly fine sandpaper, and rapping the sandpaper over a sanding block/pad will save your hands from splinters.
Next brush off the dust.
Use a brush, or wire wool to apply the wax (we use Briwax which is available in many different colours) Brush with the grain, and make sure all brush marks are brushed out.
When the wax is dry (about 15 mins or so) buff up using a buffing brush to produce a sheen.
Improved shine and durability can be achieved by first sealing the surface with Briwax Sanding Sealer.
The Briwax finish can be maintained by further applications which will give increased hardness and shine.
Briwax is not recommended for use in areas where it will come into contact with water, but other products are available for such applications.