What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim cut the edges on the
table saw, now I need to get it off the top and bottom surfaces, and due to
the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting those two surfaces. I have
removed some with a putty knife. It is a block of walnut that I will end up
staining. I am not going to be turning this, just leaving the block in it's
present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral spirits? Thanks.
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Paul O.
In article <[email protected]>, Paul <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I don't have any scrapers, unless you
> want to count the 12" metal scale I was using after I used the putty knife
> on it.
Do you also have a file and a screwdriver shaft? Make a scraper. It's
not rocket science.
On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:15:21 -0700, "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Hey, I got it. Used one of my Stanleys on it, then sanded, sanded, and
>sanded. Talk about doing it the hard way. When I get ready for a finish on
>it, I'll be back :-) Thanks.
Before finishing any wood, I usually take a cloth with lacquer thinner
on it to rub down every square inch of wood, just to make sure there
is nothing on the wood, including my greasy fingerprints.
Regular mineral spirits works well, too, but I like LT better.
--
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Paul wrote:
> What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim cut the edges on
> the table saw, now I need to get it off the top and bottom surfaces,
> and due to the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting those two
> surfaces. I have removed some with a putty knife. It is a block of
> walnut that I will end up staining. I am not going to be turning
> this, just leaving the block in it's present shape. Will acetone
> work, or mineral spirits? Thanks.
Paper towels on it, apply iron (heat) to melt wax. Regardless of what you
do I imagine some wax will seep into the wood.
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Paul wrote:
> What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim cut the edges
> on
> the table saw, now I need to get it off the top and bottom surfaces,
> and due to the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting those two
> surfaces. I have removed some with a putty knife. It is a block of
> walnut that I will end up staining. I am not going to be turning
> this, just leaving the block in it's present shape. Will acetone
> work, or mineral spirits? Thanks.
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Don't know what the shape is of the item you are trying to remove wax
from, but if it's wood, freeze the wax, then chip it off.
Almost anything else you try will allow the softened wax to penetrate
the wood fibers.
Lew
On Apr 25, 5:20=A0pm, [email protected] (Scott Lurndal) wrote:
> "Paul" <[email protected]> writes:
> >What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim cut the edges on th=
e
> >table saw, now I need to get it off the top and bottom surfaces, and due=
to
> >the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting those two surfaces. I ha=
ve
> >removed some with a putty knife. It is a block of walnut that I will end=
up
> >staining. I am not going to be turning this, just leaving the block in i=
t's
> >present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral spirits? Thanks.
>
> Scrape it off with a card scraper.
>
> scott
Fast, and it takes less solvent to clean the wax from a scraper
than from a wooden blank.
On Apr 25, 5:56=A0pm, "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The block measures 3 1/2" X 6" X 2". I don't have any scrapers, unless yo=
u
> want to count the 12" metal scale I was using after I used the putty knif=
e
> on it. I do have some old Stanley planes that I've sharpened the blades o=
n.
> Might see if I can get down a little further with one of those so I can s=
and
> it. But then I'm not an expert at using planes either.
You can use a plane blade as an ersatz scraper. Just take the blade
out, use it by itself and hold it at a tilted-forward angle like a
card scraper. Not as fast and effective as a regular card scraper
with a burr, but it'll do.
R
Paul wrote:
> What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim cut the edges on
> the table saw, now I need to get it off the top and bottom surfaces,
> and due to the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting those two
> surfaces. I have removed some with a putty knife. It is a block of
> walnut that I will end up staining. I am not going to be turning
> this, just leaving the block in it's present shape. Will acetone
> work, or mineral spirits? Thanks.
Recently I had a table I was trying to refinish. Every coat of stain or
varnish generated miniature bubbles. Even removing everything with paint
remover/mineral spirits/acetone/lacquer thinner/etc, and sanding was
insufficient.
Turns out the table had teeny dents in the wood that had been filled with
furniture polish/wax. One poster here suggested Xylene.
BINGO!
That was the preferred solvent for the wax on my table.
Might be worth a try.
"Paul" <[email protected]> writes:
>What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim cut the edges on the
>table saw, now I need to get it off the top and bottom surfaces, and due to
>the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting those two surfaces. I have
>removed some with a putty knife. It is a block of walnut that I will end up
>staining. I am not going to be turning this, just leaving the block in it's
>present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral spirits? Thanks.
>
Scrape it off with a card scraper.
scott
The block measures 3 1/2" X 6" X 2". I don't have any scrapers, unless you
want to count the 12" metal scale I was using after I used the putty knife
on it. I do have some old Stanley planes that I've sharpened the blades on.
Might see if I can get down a little further with one of those so I can sand
it. But then I'm not an expert at using planes either.
--
Paul O.
"Dr. Deb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I assume this is too short and has too little thickness
> to do a couple of light passes through a planer. In
> that case do what Lew suggested, refreezing as
> necessary, but use a card scraper, or cabinet scraper,
> to do it.
>
> Deb
>
>
> Paul wrote:
>
>> What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim
> cut the edges on the
>> table saw, now I need to get it off the top and
> bottom surfaces, and due
>> to the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting
> those two surfaces. I
>> have removed some with a putty knife. It is a block
> of walnut that I will
>> end up staining. I am not going to be turning this,
> just leaving the block
>> in it's present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral
> spirits? Thanks.
>>
>
--
Paul O.
"Larry Jaques" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:15:21 -0700, "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hey, I got it. Used one of my Stanleys on it, then sanded, sanded, and
>>sanded. Talk about doing it the hard way. When I get ready for a finish on
>>it, I'll be back :-) Thanks.
>
> Before finishing any wood, I usually take a cloth with lacquer thinner
> on it to rub down every square inch of wood, just to make sure there
> is nothing on the wood, including my greasy fingerprints.
> Regular mineral spirits works well, too, but I like LT better.
>
> --
> Age is always advancing, and I'm pretty sure it's up to no good.
> --Harry Dresden
Ok, thanks for the tip.
Paul
I assume this is too short and has too little thickness
to do a couple of light passes through a planer. In
that case do what Lew suggested, refreezing as
necessary, but use a card scraper, or cabinet scraper,
to do it.
Deb
Paul wrote:
> What is the best way to remove this wax? I have skim
cut the edges on the
> table saw, now I need to get it off the top and
bottom surfaces, and due
> to the dimensions I don't want to try skim cutting
those two surfaces. I
> have removed some with a putty knife. It is a block
of walnut that I will
> end up staining. I am not going to be turning this,
just leaving the block
> in it's present shape. Will acetone work, or mineral
spirits? Thanks.
>