Marble Wax Update

We wanted to let you know that Marble Wax will no longer be available. However, have no fear, there is a substitute! Use Clear Briwax.

The decision to discontinue Marble Wax was primarily due to the difficulty in using the product. Marble Wax is an excellent product, but the high concentration of carnauba wax makes application and buffing quite a chore.

So, now use Clear Briwax where you would have once used Marble Wax. Briwax is a blend of Beeswax and Carnauba wax. You’ll find Briwax very easy to apply and to buff to a beautiful sheen.

The Briwax Family of Fine Products

From time to time, we’ll introduce you to some of the other products that carries the fine Briwax family of products name - including:

Sheradale Wax, Liming Wax, Natural Creamed Beeswax, Danish Oil, Teak Oil, Marble Wax, Furniture Cleaner, Water-Based Wood Dyes, Shellac Sanding Sealer, Wax Filler Sticks, Touch-up Dye Pens . . .

Heart Pine Cooktop Cover

We wanted a cook top cover to provide more space on our counter top. The Kitchen Island was made from 250-year-old heart pine and was oiled and waxed with Briwax Tudor Brown. The island was installed eight years ago.

After making up the new “old” heart pine covers (using the same 250-year old heart pine) and ensuring the fit we sanded the top to 180 grit. You really can’t see the sanding scratches at 180 grit with the human eye. These scratches will also allow the wax finish to “hang on”. Briwax loves a rough surface and will fill in all the valleys left by the sanding process.

The Kitchen Island was fairly dark so we applied Briwax Tudor Brown to fill in the open pores of the wood. We waxed with Tudor Brown and then buffed out to a sheen. We needed a little more red so we then waxed over the Tudor with Briwax Teak. After buffing out we thought this combination was matching perfectly.

Here is the final product as it is installed on our kitchen island.

The granite countertop is finished with Briwax Marble wax. Marble wax is all carnauba wax so it is much harder then the beeswax and carnauba wax blend of regular Briwax.

This project took approximately 30 minutes from start to finish.