SC Johnson Paste Wax- 16 oz (1lb)

I've used this as a final finish and rust preventative for years, and I love the stuff. It has gotten harder to find on local store shelves, because nobody waxes floors anymore.I used this as a rust preventative for years before I finally saw how amazing it really is. I have a large anvil in an unheated space. The weather turned cool and humid, and that large hunk of cool steel started sweating like a glass of iced tea on a hot summer day. I had witnessed this effect on many machined surfaces over the years, but I never saw anything sweat so much it developed a thick film of water. The water film was so thick, in fact, that I couldn't wipe it off. Of course, my expensive anvil started to rust, and this presented a serious crisis situation. What to do?So I slathered it with SC Johnson paste wax, and lo and behold, the anvil no longer sweats! I expected the wax to form a protective film that would keep the condensed water from pooling on top of the steel. What actually happens is that no film of water even forms! I'm not a chemist or an engineer or a physicist, so I have no idea how that works on an atomic level. I just know it's utterly cool as can be to see the anvil that was once coated in a permanent thick film of water now sitting there bone dry in an unheated, humid, cool space. Wow!

I was born in 1939 and grew up hearing the sound of my (Bushia's (Grandmother's in Polish) 1916 Singer treadle sewing machine going ta-pa-ket-ta-pa-ket-ta-pa-ket, and probably banged my head standing up under it when I was a toddler. Today I still use her machine and hear the same ta-pa-ket.Every week on Wednesday, Busia would clean the house, ending up with her sewing machine. She always used this Johnson&Johnson wax to bring her machine to the beautiful rich shine that endures today with my use of J&J's fine product!As everyone knows, the better the finish on a fine antique, the more dollar value when you come to sell it...Well, I will never sell my Bushia's sewing machine, and my Granddaughter has promised she'll take it when I'm gone, and she'll keep polishing it with J&J!BTW, my master mechanic son listened to the machine with his stethoscope, and it runs so well he could not hear anything- not a click or a squeak! Busia always said her 3-in-1 was the best and I think she was right!

This paste wax used to be available at a local box store, they quit carrying it. It is the best for protecting the ground cast iron table top on my Delta 10" saw, a drill press, and a JET band saw. I have used this for years to protect my tools as the old barn I have to use these in lets moisture in. The tops of my power tools are as clean as when new. The only thing I am disappointed with is the very high cost of this tin through Amazon, the old can had a sticker price of 25% of this new can. I guess inflation has found it's way into SC Johnson like everywhere else. Thank you Washington Distribution Center bureaucrats.

Putting it one was easy and not the test begins for protection. Will let you know after a few months.

I ordered this product on a whim after reading about using this wood working tools. I am blown away! I used this on my drill press first and I just couldn't believe how much easier the tray was able to slide up and down the pole.I used it on my table saw next. Again, blown away! This made running a sheet of wood over the table and through the saw a breeze! Zero issue, no gumming up!Next, I thought well, it sure would be nice if wood would slide across my radial arm saw better. I used this on the wood top and again, it worked great! It put a shine on it just a little bit, but it allowed the material to slide easier for repeated cuts.

I bought a can of this at a big box home store several years ago to use in my shop. My main reason at the time was for my table saw and band saw tables. I found it easy to use and began using it on some of the furniture projects I built. It worked great for that as well and was easy to apply and buff out. My original can was getting low and I was considering what to get in its place. Fine Woodworking Magazine published an article earlier this year comparing different waxes. I was very happy to read this was one of their top pics, especially for the price. After that it was a no brainer for me to get another can. The big box no longer stocks this brand, but Amazon does! (And I didn't have to put up with attitude from big box employees)

This stuff is amazing. I had a very old armoire with wooden drawers sliding on wooden rails, though 'sliding' is a term used loosely here, until that is I applied this wax. I applied 2 coats of this wax, 5 days apart, to the drawers and rails. Not only do the drawers slide in and out flawlessly, I applied the wax to all other exposed wood too and it just brought out the color, grain, and shine of the whole surface, maple I think.This stuff does give off a very strong solvent odor which did give me a headache for a couple of hours; it took 3-4 days with fans going and windows open when it was 70 degrees outside for the smell to dissipate. The smell reminded me of my grandpas garage, that must be how he kept all his wooden furniture so darn shiny and smooth! BUT once the smell goes away, the finish and performance is worth it.

So this stuff arrived last week, and it looks like a green wet smelly petroleum pie with no solidity. We pulled out my father's old can of paste wax. Bear in mind his version is pre-SC on the can, so I imagine there was some sort of business merger or change of hands since he bought his can. The previous version was a solid clumped dull yellowcake wax with a faint smell. This new formula reeks like it got off a binge. My father said I should return it, it doesn't look right and he doesn't want to stick his hand in it. I told him, that it smells similar to the old wax puck and we should give the green grease a chance. I hope we don't get ill.