adjason

Hello, I built some new cherry kitchen cabinet drawers last summer and somewhat foolishly finished them with Formby's tung oil (low gloss) and then a coat of paste wax. They still look good but I have realized that I should have used a polyurethyane product for the kitchen cabinets. (In places they are showing some water stains etc). So I'm thinking if I can just get the wax off, I could used a couple coats of wipe on poly to beef up their finish. How would I go about removing the paste wax so the poly will stick? Is denatured alcohol enough to do this? Many thanks, Jason

jerry

Mineral spirits is a solvent for wax. You might consider a phenolic resin varnish such as Waterlox or Behlen's Bar Top, they are both harder than polyurethane varnish.

Jerry

adjason

thanks Jerry! jason

jerry

For futher reference Formby's Tung Oil Finish is a thin alkd varnish with soya oil.

Jerry