Liquid Wax End Sealer & Buffing Wax - Dual-Purpose Wood Protection
Versatile liquid wax formula that serves two essential purposes: sealing freshly cut wood end grains to help prevent checking and splitting, plus creating beautiful hand-rubbed wax finishes on furniture, woodwork and earthen floors. One product, two professional applications.
Key Features & Benefits
- Dual-Purpose Formula: Works as both end grain sealer and furniture buffing wax
- Prevents End Checking: Helps seals end grain to slow moisture loss and prevent cracks in green wood
- Beautiful Hand-Rubbed Finish: Creates a warm, natural matte sheen on furniture and wood surfaces, highlighting the depth of the grain of the wood you're finishing
- Easy Application: Liquid formula applies quickly with brush, cloth, or roller
- Natural Wax Base: Made with pure beeswax for eco-friendly protection
- Non-Staining: Won't discolor wood or interfere with future finishing
- Professional Results: Used by woodworkers, furniture makers, and restoration specialists
Ideal For
As End Sealer: Freshly cut lumber ends, green wood during drying, woodturning blanks, log furniture, timber framing
As Buffing Wax: Antique furniture restoration, hand-rubbed finishes, wood floors, cabinetry, interior woodwork, maintenance coats over existing finishes.
Technical Specifications
- Product Type: Liquid wax sealer and buffing compound
- Base: Natural beeswax and natural oil emulsion
- Application: Brush, cloth, roller, or spray
- Finish: Natural matte to satin sheen
- Drying Time: Fast-setting for end sealing; buff immediately for furniture
- Non-Staining: Yes
- Origin: Made in USA
Application Instructions
For End Sealing: Apply generously to freshly cut end grain surfaces immediately after cutting. Ensure complete coverage. One coat is typically sufficient. Thick coats can remain sticky but will harden after a few weeks. Apply thinner coats for quicker drying in a production situation.
For Furniture Buffing: Apply a thin, even coat to clean, dry wood using a soft cloth. Allow to dry for 5-10 minutes until hazy. Buff vigorously with a clean, soft cloth in circular motions to bring up a beautiful natural sheen. Apply additional coats for deeper luster. Perfect for antique furniture, hand-rubbed finishes, and maintenance of existing wax finishes. Also works great for a top coat on oiled earthen floors.
Why This Product Works
The natural wax formula creates a moisture barrier that equalizes drying rates in fresh lumber while providing the same protective, beautifying properties that make it ideal for furniture finishing. The liquid consistency allows for easy application in both scenarios, making it an essential dual-purpose product for any woodworking shop.
Coverage
Approx. 800 + square feet per gallon; rough-sawn materials tend to absorb more. You get less coverage on the first coat and more on the second. The density of the wood is also a factor. Softer woods like pine or reclaimed Doug. Fir will absorb more than oak for example. And obviously dry wood will soak up a lot more oil than green timbers. You may want to over-estimate when ordering.The finish keeps indefinitely when stored properly with minimal air exposure.
Clean up
For spills, over spray, or to clean up brushes, use our Pure Citrus Solvent or other solvent (Turpentine, Mineral Spirits, etc.).
100% Bio-based. Food safe once dry. VOC levels below LEED certification requirements. Dries to a matte sheen but can be buffed up to a semi-gloss.
* For 55 gal drum orders, shipping is $450 flat rate with FedEx Freight Priority. If you need a lift gate it's $875. Give us a call to place drum orders! Wax ships in an open head removable lid style drum.
Composition
We disclose ALL ingredients that we use. Heritage Natural Finishes contain NO petroleum products, or metallic drying agents whatsoever! We use only the highest quality ingredients from the most sustainable sources possible. What you see here is what you get. If you have any questions, you can always call us!
Tung Oil
100% pure with no additives. This is the highest quality tung oil available; drying harder and forming a more durable finish than linseed oil alone. Both oils are dryer-free and slightly heat-treated (polymerized).
Special Aged Linseed Oil
Obtained from flax grown in the Red River Valley of the U.S. and Canada. It is purified and refined by natural oxidation and blowing, and dries as clear or clearer than tung oil, with none of the characteristic discoloration that is typical of hardware store varieties. No other finishing oil penetrates as deeply into wood.
Beeswax
Only filtered, chemical and bleach-free white beeswax wax is used. Beeswax adds visual depth of grain, smoothness, and elastic durability. Beeswax forms a skim coat that keeps the finish on the wood, slowing the evaporation of the solvent, which gives the oils more time for absorption.
Pure Citrus Solvent
This is the purest form of citrus turpenes (solvent), extracted from cold-pressed orange peel oil. This is the only solvent used in our finishes, and is also sold separately for thinning product or cleaning up. Pure Citrus Solvent is a safer alternative to mineral spirits, and other harsh solvents and can be used the same way.
Pine Rosin
Gum rosin extracted from pine sap and separated from the turpentine. This is the gum rosin found in heart pine, giving the wood its hardness and durability. We use only top grade, crystal-free, water-white rosin. No synthetic resins are used.