The Green Plastic Lid That Came on My Can of Briwax

The Briwax you purchased, more than likely, came with a GREEN plastic lid. This plastic lid is designed for physically stabilizing the product during shipping and for ease of stacking at your neighborhood retailer.

Once you open the can of Briwax, discard the GREEN plastic lid and RETAIN and use the METAL LID for storing your Briwax. The metal lid will keep your Briwax ready to use on your newly acquired antique or your next woodworking project.

But remember, as you work with your Briwax, do not leave the metal lid off for long periods of time -- the solvent will evaporate and you'll be left with a hard piece of almost unusable wax. Also, at the end of the day, make sure that the metal lid is securely in place on the can!

My Briwax is liquid, what do I do now?

Briwax will turn into a liquid in hot weather. This in no way diminishes the quality of the product. In fact, Briwax is designed to turn liquid and can be used in a liquid state (see Using Briwax in a Liquid State on this blog).

Simply allow the container to come to room temperature - either by placing the container in the refrigerator for several hours, or by bringing the container into an air conditioned room - and Briwax will return to a paste form.

In warm weather, you might want to place the container of Briwax in an air conditioned room the night before you plan on using it. The container can be placed in the refrigerator to speed up the process.

Since Briwax is to be applied sparingly, the paste form of the wax will allow a less wasteful application.

Just remember, the quality of your Briwax is just fine - either in a liquid state or paste form!!

Using Briwax in a Liquid State

Briwax is designed to melt at 85°F. Use in the liquid state to get the wax deep into cracks, crevices, carvings, etc.

This piece of driftwood was found on the beach. How can you preserve this piece properly?


Using Briwax in a liquid state, the wax can be poured into the deep recesses to fully preserve the piece. You can use Briwax in either a liquid or a solid state. You will achieve professional results in either mode.