shoe polish

[Roola]

Hi all, just a quickie.... I was wondering if anyone had made beeswax shoe polish at all? Different colours and how this is achieved? I'm tempted to have a go!

Cheers

 

[psafloyd]

Hi all, just a quickie.... I was wondering if anyone had made beeswax shoe polish at all? Different colours and how this is achieved? I'm tempted to have a go!

Cheers

First thing is, if using turps, DON'T DO IT ON THE HOB IN YOUR KITCHEN. I'll see if I can find that recipe...

 

[Queens59]

Sounds interesting - could you use wax colours for the polish? The sort of stuff Th**rnes sell to dye wax candles different colours??

 

[pargyle]

Hi all, just a quickie.... I was wondering if anyone had made beeswax shoe polish at all? Different colours and how this is achieved? I'm tempted to have a go!

Cheers

With Kiwi Black Parade gloss sold at 44p a tin is it worth the effort ? Wax for re-proofing wax jackets is a lot more expensive .... if you could find a formula for that it would be worth it !

 

[Roola]

With Kiwi Black Parade gloss sold at 44p a tin is it worth the effort ? Wax for re-proofing wax jackets is a lot more expensive .... if you could find a formula for that it would be worth it !

thats a good idea... hold on.

edit: Nope, come up blank, anyone on here made a waterproofing?

 

[Little John]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BAHx0KBpT4"]Homemade Waterproofing.... Cotton, Leather, Wood, Metal, or Whatever !!! - YouTube[/ame]

 

[o.stjohn]

2 parts beeswax, 1 part boiled linseed, 1 part turpentine (1lb : 8oz : 8oz).
Very flammable so careful now! Use a bain marie to mix it. Allow to cool and harden to a creamy texture.

 

[Roola]

thanks o'stjohn and Little John, thats a really good video... seems that stuff is good for absolutely everything!!!!

 

[hedgerow pete]

have we not bothered to look at the 100s of recipes for every thing bees wax, up to and icluding shoe polish, boot polish and cothes sealers.

its called the bees wax sticky for a reason

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9168

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9167

 

[pargyle]

have we not bothered to look at the 100s of recipes for every thing bees wax, up to and icluding shoe polish, boot polish and cothes sealers.

its called the bees wax sticky for a reason

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9168

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9167

All that work Pete ... completely forgotten ... sorry, got lost in a tin of polish !!

 

[Roola]

Sorry Pete... I'm new around here so knew nothing of its presence! great work on that!!!

 

[hedgerow pete]

i wish now i had done something usefull with my unemployment , like stealing cars or selling smack or shop lifting, spending a few days cut and pasting things seams such a waste

 

[Queens59]

Nope - 'cos now loads of us are looking and making - all thanks to you!!

 

[hedgerow pete]

Nope - 'cos now loads of us are looking and making - all thanks to you!!

if it was not for all this make up and sequins on my bee suit you could see me blushing , lol

its good it came to some thing. many people have said it was a great waste of time and as such well worth it, ha ha ha ha ha h a

i did about 20 stickies for many subjects that year as well as several thousand job applications, i used the sticky to prevent cv fatigue and despression from lack of interviews. they did make a difference for me as well , some of the furniture polish recipes made me quite a few quid since then