Removing wax finish

sbsquarepants

I have a timber bed that is stained and waxed - However over time the wax has worn off where the pillows have rubbed on the headboard, leaving two differently coloured patches. I was thinking a harder wearing finish would be something like yacht varnish or similar, but i pressume it won't adhere very well to the wax. Is there an easy way to remove the wax coating?

slimjimmc

I imagine white spirits should shift the wax without raising the grain. You could use a bit of fine wire wool to help it along. Have you considered re-waxing the worn areas?

sbsquarepants

Thanks slimjimmc, i've touched it up a couple of times over the years, but the lazy answer is it's a lot of elbow grease (the official answer is it stinks up the bedroom:D). I was worried that white spirits would make the staining patchy (i diluted the stain with white spirits years ago, back when i made the thing)
I've had a quick look online and there doesn't seem to be any advice as to how to remove wax, most of the info is on how to preserve it.

Joey the lips

Forgive me for spannering the works but i simply redone the wax on our bed when i had the exact same problem.

sbsquarepants

I have redone it before, to be honest i was just looking for a lazier way! It's a lot of elbow grease to rewax it.