Using a Porter Cable 7424xp to wax wood furniture

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I recently polished my car using a Porter Cable 7424xp thanks to the videos that Mike made (thanks btw!)

I want to use the 7424xp to apply a protective paste wax to my new dining room table. I was thinking of using a red foam applicator to lay down the Trewax wood paste wax at speed 3, then slapping a microfiber Bonnet on and buffing at speed 3 to a high shine.

Do you think this is safe to do? Is he speed too fast?

Thanks,

Mike
 
myculito said:
I recently polished my car using a Porter Cable 7424xp thanks to the videos that Mike made (thanks btw!)

I want to use the 7424xp to apply a protective paste wax to my new dining room table. I was thinking of using a red foam applicator to lay down the Trewax wood paste wax at speed 3, then slapping a microfiber Bonnet on and buffing at speed 3 to a high shine.

Do you think this is safe to do? Is he speed too fast?

Thanks,

Mike
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Where are you going to do your "test spot"? :D

Bob
 
From their website:

Furniture
DIRECTIONS:

Trewax® Clear Paste Wax is good for refinishing many types of wood furniture.

As with wood floors, apply paste wax with a soft cloth (thin coats) working with the wood grain.
Once dry, buff with a clean cloth to bring up shine.


REGULAR MAINTENANCE:

Maintain with a periodic cleaning (Mineral Spirits)
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I don't see a buffer of any type "working with the grain of the wood".

Didn't you say this was a new table? Are you married? :D

I'm sure others, though, have had success using the PC for what you want to do. Hope you hear from them.

Just my opinion. :)

Bob
 
Trewax customer service said that I can use a buffer for this. It was their recommendation for this product.

I have never done this before on furniture, but I would think the porter cable is safe enough to use for applying this paste wax. Would love to hear what others have done for waxing furniture using a 7424xp

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Flash Gordon said:
Not trying to run you off, but you may have better luck on a wood working forum
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I've been trying, but there aren't many furniture-related forums out there, let alone those that discuss applying waxes onto furniture with a DA polisher.

I'm at a loss!
 
you do it and you mess up your wife's table, she'll cut your sack :laughing:
 
Go buy a $10 table at a thrift store to practice on. Who knows, you might get it looking so good you can flip it for $20
 
Ok, so I took a chance, and went for it. first applied the paste wax using a Microfiber applicator pad by hand, applying a light coat.

I then spread the paste wax evenly in a section using the Porter Cable, with a red applicator pad wrapped with a microfiber bonnet.

After letting it dry to a haze for about 15 minutes, I followed up with a new bonnet and buffed at speed 3.5 to a nice shine.

Table is protected now! phew.
 
Richy, IMO great post and good work! What a great way to learn the characteristics of various products. Do you find a certain product line is more forgiving on wood finishes? Would these be better for newbs with more delicate paints/older clearcoat?
 
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Jossy92 said:
Richy, IMO great post and good work! What a great way to learn the characteristics of various products. Do you find a certain product line is more forgiving on wood finishes? Would these be better for newbs with more delicate paints/older clearcoat?
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I think Menzerna was originally formulated for wood if I'm not mistaken. Truly, I think it's like paint in the way you just play with combos till you find what works. The table sold to the first people who looked at it, so it came out OK.
 
Awesome! Never thought of polishing wood with the DA. I did my bathroom vanitys, they turned out awesome. Im refinishing a few end tables, may see what I can do with polish first though.
 
Thank God my wife doesn't read this forum, otherwise she'd have the polisher waiting for me and a whole list of things to polish. :buffing:
 
how new is the table are just planing to wax it or clean and wax it? reason i ask untill recently i sanded finished hardwood floors / installed flooring / clean and waxed etc *basicly everything to do with floors.* if u wana make sure its nice and clean i recomend buying light steel wool. making a pad out of it *fold it and spin it makes a thin pad it wont scratch if u have enough wax on the pad but it will scrub and get everything out of the finish on the table*. u apply ur wax with the wool. let it set . take a microfiber or terry cloth *cotton rags work on hardwood but i wouldnt use it on a table* place the pc on top of the microfiber put it up to speed 4 1.2 or 5 to remove the wax and buff to a shine. *just be sure to let the wax set for a good 30 min. unless product tells u other wise* hope this helps like i said im using my exp on flooring. which is pretty much the exact same processes as finishing table tops etc. only thing that changes is how aggressive to be with different types of wood. *example if its a maple or a pine tabble. dont use steel wool.* if its oak / hickory / cherry *harder wood. steel wool is your best bet to get the cleaning and shine out of it*


*just remember once you put wax on wood. ur stuck waxing for life. where if you dont put wax or use anything like Murphys oil soap on wood "hardwood / table tops etc" 10 years down the line with the finish starts to go u can buff it down with a screen pad and recoat it very cheaply and have a brand new table again. but once u wax anything to do with wood. ud have to sand it completely down and reaply stain / polly. in order to achieve that brand new look *cause wax doesnt work forever*
 
I read somewhere, that many of these DA polishers - such as the PC - are currently used in the furniture industry.

That being said, I see no reason why they would not work as intended, as long as the proper pad / product combination is used.
 
u should be ok... keep it at around three,four and let the weight of the machine do the work
 
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