I used this wax for the first time on a Bed project and was blown away with the ease and effectiveness of this High-Quality wax. I used to use Minwax, and although there is not a bad thing I can say about Minwax, Goddards was a definite step up from it. I didn’t need to use as much, and the rub-out was super easy on the arms. Simply said: I believe it’s the best wax I’ve ever used.
I had to order it online (not for sale in US stores), but it arrived in 4 days, nice…I got it from Shellac.net, like $20 or so
Oh!...It also smells GREAT!!!! I use Johnsons Wax on all my cast machine tops, but the smell is not for a piece of furniture, for me anyhow.
*This first pic is the Headboard, and believe it or not it is Satin Arm-R-Seal, with Watco natural…It came out like a perfect Semi (Satin) Gloss, I was impressed at the sheen….....3 coats
Really good to know. I am looking for some wax. I may end up using Johnson’s but I was thinking there may be better options. Anyone use Briwax? At Woodcraft one of the employees said Briwax remains pretty soft – not like the “bowling alley” wax.
Briwax is also good…but if you can wait and order the Goddards from Shellac.net, you won’t regret it, it goes on like warm butter, doesn’t cake and comes off so easily…you just have to remember not to put it on heavy…very light coats, I used steel wool 0000 for the first coat, then old T shirt cloth for the last one or two…simplky the best Wax experience I ever had.
The recent Goddards I’ve purchased has no lemon smell! I don’t know if I got a bad batch, or the formula was changed.
BTW.. shellac.net is in the USA, not England… They’ve always served me well, too.
Scott… Briwax is different than most paste waxes, it’s lacquer thinner based! Briwax will soften or destroy certain finishes if improperly used. In compatible uses, it’s excellent stuff. I like their Tudor Brown on fumed oak.
I guess what i meant by England is that the Goddards is not available in the US, by retail…you have to get it online. Yeah, it smells like lemon, I think, or a really improved Pine-Sol, :)
Goddards smells awesome, people really like it…they notice the nice smell. I attributed it to lemons, but I’m not quite sure if it’s lemon, lime, pine-sole type smell, no, not pine-sol, but nice. And, above all, it makes my finishes look bad-ass
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