RONSEALCRPBWGMO4 400g Medium Colron Refined Beeswax Paste Oak

Let me first start by giving you my previous routine to stain and finish a piece of bare wood.I would use my own made up tea stain and give the wood maybe 4 or 5 coats of that with maybe 30 minutes between coats. Then, the grain having been raised by all that liquid I would give a good sanding with 180 and maybe 240 grit. Then, I would add maybe 3 or 4 coats of varnish with a brush. Plus, it would be a couple of hours between coats. So, all in all, a very time intensive job. Now, when you add varnish, it's almost impossible not to have the odd drip or blob, especially on corners and areas difficult to reach.Well, that was the way I used to do it and that's what it took. Enter this amazing Ronseal Beewax Paste which is impregnated with stain. It's an absolute doddle (piece of cake) compared to the first method. You'll almost feel guilty, the amount of work it takes to get such amazing results.You open the can, and apply to the wood. Shhh ! Don't tell anyone, but I apply this using my index finger which of course I diligently wash afterwards.Leave it for 15 minutes, rub off any excess and give a good buff. Even with only these steps you will have a finish that you'd be quite happy with.If you'd like a supremely lustrous and satin smooth finish, wait a couple of hours and do the same again. Before I found this, I had tried Colron Antiquing Wax which I found in a joinery workshop. Turns out this has been out of production for years and the lady at Ronseal suggested Beeswax. I had used the Colron Antique Pine version and, having read some reviews of the Beeswax pine being a bit yellow, I decided to try the Georgian Medium Oak. It is perfect ! Just a shade darker than the Antique pine I had tried but actually a lovely richer shade.Even although my test pieces only had a very modest amount of sanding, this stuff, after two coats, left them with a lovely rich gorgeous satin smooth finish.So, if you want your bare wood to look gorgeous but want to do it with little effort, do yourself a favour and get some Refined Beeswax Paste.Let me first start by giving you my previous routine to stain and finish a piece of bare wood.I would use my own made up tea stain and give the wood maybe 4 or 5 coats of that with maybe 30 minutes between coats. Then, the grain having been raised by all that liquid I would give a good sanding with 180 and maybe 240 grit. Then, I would add varnish with a brush. Now, when you add varnish, it's almost impossible not to have the odd drip or blob, especially on corners and areas difficult to reach. Well, that was the way I used to do it and that's what it took. Enter this amazing Ronseal Beewax Paste which is impregnated with stain. It's an absolute doddle (piece of cake) compared to the first method. You'll almost feel guilty, the amount of work it takes to get amazing results.You open the can, and apply to the wood. Shhh ! Don't tell anyone, but I apply this using my index finger which of course I diligently wash afterwards.Leave it for 15 minutes, rub off any excess and give a good buff. Even with only these steps you will have a finish that you'd be quite happy with.If you'd like a supremely lustrous and satin smooth finish, wait a couple of hours and do the same again. Before I found this, I had tried Colron Antiquing Wax which I found in a joinery workshop. Turns out this has been out of production for years and the lady at Ronseal suggested Beeswax. I had used the Colron Antique Pine version and, having read some reviews of the Beeswax pine being a bit yellow, I decided to try the Georgian Medium Oak. It is perfect ! Just a shade darker than the Antique pine I had tried but actually a lovely richer shade.Even although my test pieces only had a very modest amount of sanding, this stuff, after two coats, left them with a lovely rich gorgeous satin smooth finish.So, if you want your bare wood to look gorgeous but want to do it with little effort, do yourself a favour and get some Refined Beeswax Paste.

Used it on bare wood for a shelf which I wanted to match up with furniture from Oak Furniture land. The medium oak colour was spot on! Simple and easy to use , would highly recommend this product.

Looks disgusting when you open the tin but it's really easy to use and gives a lovely finish one coat used in pic.

Application was easy to apply but found it really hard work to buff and not very happy with the final finish/result after two applications. I also bought this for my G-Plan furniture which has dated from the original warmer colour, and not enough ‘red’ in the colour for my needs, which I found rather muddy in colour. Personally I would not buy again.

I've brought my second pot of this today as I'm really happy with the results. The photos attached show solid pine shelving before, with one coat and then with two (top two shelves only) on the day they were applied. Also in the photo with the fireplace is the mantel that I've had for four years. It's oak that had two layers applied when new and I give it a light coat once a year to preserve the shine as it gets very warm and dry above the fire. When initially applied it looked a bit yellow compared to what I expected, but you can see from the mantel and shelves that have two coats that it does settle into a nice warm oak. I'm happy!