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Wood polish for Philco radio cabinets
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As mentioned the Johnson's paste wax works well.  I also like the (very similar) Minwax paste wax because they have a dark version.  While it isn't really very dark I like to think the residue won't show up as bad in cracks and crevices.

As Bob mentioned a little goes a long way so just apply a very thin coat since you'll be buffing most of it off anyway.

Before I apply a paste wax I like to go over the cabinet (if needed) with some Old English or Howard Restor-A-Finish
to hide any scratches. 

I've read very good things about Renaissance Wax (used by many museum's) but it is pretty expensive for a small container and I haven't tried any yet.

Other waxes I have used and liked are Howard's Feed-n-Wax and Briwax (dark brown color).  Briwax was reformulated to be EPA friendly so try to find a vendor on eBay who is still selling the original formula if possible.

John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"


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RE: Wood polish for Philco radio cabinets - by Eliot Ness - 06-16-2016, 08:20 AM



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