Howard Products

Howards Wood Care Products

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Feed-N-Wax

• Enhance the natural beauty and depth of grain in finished and unfinished wood
• Prevent drying and deterioration of all wood finishes.
• Polish all wood surfaces to a soft luster and protect with a coating of natural waxes.
• Use to maintain the restored finish after using Restor-A-Finish.

Prevent Drying and Cracking
Use Howard Feed-N-Wax to prevent drying and cracking while preserving the wood finish. Feed-N-Wax is a special blend of beeswax, carnauba wax, and orange oil. It enhances the natural beauty and depth of grain in finished and unfinished wood, especially oak.

Maintain the Natural Beauty
Use Feed-N-Wax every month or so to maintain the natural beauty of your wood finish. Polish all wood surfaces to a soft luster while leaving a protective coating of beeswax and carnauba wax.

Tips
Feed-N-Wax works best when you leave it on for about twenty minutes before buffing off. It is an excellent follow-up to Restor-A-Finish.

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Restor-A-Finish

• Eliminates white heat rings and water marks
• Blends out scratches and blemishes
• Restores colour and luster to faded finishes
• Will NOT dissolve existing finish

How does it work?
Restor-A-Finish is a unique finish-penetrating formula that restores the original colour and luster to your finish while blending out the blemishes and minor scratches. Restor-A-Finish cleans the surface and restores the finish in one step - without removing any of the existing finish.

Restore It - Don't Strip It!
With a simple wipe-on, wipe-off process, most finished wood surfaces that seem to need a refinishing job can be completely restored in a few minutes. White heat rings and water marks, sun fade, oxidation, smoke damage, and most other blemishes can be quickly eliminated. Before you go to the extreme of stripping it, try restoring it!

Treat Scratches, Nicks, and Abrasions
Restor-A-Finish works best when applied with a small pad of toweling, or for severe white rings and crazing, with Super Fine(0000) steel wool. DO NOT pour directly on the finish. When using steel wool, always rub with the grain of the wood. First, determine the pressure you should use on an inconspicuous spot, as the hardness of finishes vary.

White Heat Rings and Water and Smoke Damage
Apply Restor-A-Finish (see above) with steel wool and rub hard enough with the grain of the wood to blend out the white effect. If high gloss finish should appear dull due to the use of steel wool, polish it out with a commercial polishing compound.

Revive Wood Finishes
Wipe on the appropriate colour of Restor-A-Finish with a clean cloth. Let it stand for a few minutes then wipe dry. If you desire a darker shade, simply apply a darker colour of Restor-A-Finish.

Raised and Blistered Finishes
pply Neutral Restor-A-Finish (to prevent darkening of wood beyond temporary "wet effect") with steel wool. As blisters soften press down while the Restor-A-Finish is applied. Wipe dry, and again later if the surface "blooms" with excess Restor-A-Finish.

Restore Minor Crazed or Checked Finishes
Apply Restor-A-Finish with Medium Grade(00) steel wool. Rub hard enough to smooth out the finish, periodically checking your progress. Checked or crazed surfaces may absorb an excess of Restor-A-Finish and "bloom out" requiring another wiping later.

Treat Carved Wood
Restor-A-Finish has saved many hours of labor by chemically cleaning and restoring the finish on carved portions of furniture and clocks. Simply apply Restor-A-Finish with a small paint brush or soft tooth brush and wipe off.

Tips
Be careful to protect fabric, carpets, and linoleum when applying Restor-A-Finish. It may leave a permanent stain. If spilling occurs, immediately scrub areas with straight liquid detergent or stain remover and wipe dry. Be sure to cover a small area at a time when applying Restor-A-Finish. Always wipe dry. DO NOT apply Restor-A-Finish to the new imitation wood finishes or use it under polyurethane finishes as a stain!

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Restor-A-Shine

• Safely polish out fine scratches and haze.
• Revive dull areas and eliminate steel wool marks and other surface blemishes.
• Complete the restoration of a high shine wood finish after using Restor-A-Finish.
• Give a final buff to newly applied high shine finishes.
• Howard's New Restor-A-Shine

Howard Products has developed two new products with old fashioned ingenuity for restoring the shine to semi and high gloss wood finishes. While the name may be a bit obvious, Restor-A-Shine literally does what it says and is an excellent addition to Howard's veteran Restor-A-Finish.

Our Restor-A-Finish is at its best when it comes to restoring the beginning and middle of a wood finish, as it rejuvenates the colour beneath the lacquer, shellac, or varnish and it eliminates white marks and other blemishes in the finish. However, it sometimes cannot complete the restoration job when it comes to the surface of an originally high shine wood finish.

This is where Restor-A-Shine comes in. It solves these subtle, yet difficult problems by polishing or burnishing the surface of the wood finish itself. Restor-A-Shine is available in two grades: Fine (Polishing Compound) and Super Fine (Burnishing Cream). Both utilize extremely fine polishing powders blended with orange oil to restore the brilliance to the look and the smoothness to the feel of a high shine wood finish.

By borrowing the traditional techniques of master craftsmen and combining them with our wood care product know-how, Howard Products is continuing to develop products that make it easier for everyone to restore and maintain wood finishes.

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Butcher Block Conditioner

• Food Grade Mineral Oil and Natural Waxes
• Exceeds Australian Health regulations for direct and indirect contact with food.
• Revitalising blend prevents drying and cracking of hardwoods and bamboo.
• Naturally antibacterial waxes provide another level of protection.
• Ideal for salad bowls, wooden spoons and wooden toys.
• Used after every wash, Howard Butcher Block Conditioner helps keep butcher blocks and cutting boards functional and beautiful.Howard's New Butcher Block Conditioner

Specialised wood care for butcher blocks, cutting boards, wooden bowls and utensils. The penetrating quality of food-grade mineral oil along with the water-resistant traits of beeswax and carnauba wax rejuvenates the wood and prevents drying and cracking. The naturally antibacterial waxes help repair knife marks and protect the wood by keeping the mineral oil in and the moisture out.

By borrowing the traditional techniques of master craftsmen and combining them with our wood care product know-how, Howard Products is continuing to develop products that make it easier for everyone to restore and maintain wood finishes.

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Carnauba Wax flakes from Brazil

• Carnauba Wax flakes from Brazil
• Provides the amazing shine and rich protection that a paste wax simply cannot.
• Ideal for the wood-turner who wants to add shine and protection while working at the lathe.
• Comes up brilliantly when using power buffing equipment.
• Howard's New Carnauba Wax flakes from Brazil

Make your own hard wax with this first quality raw product. It's easy, you can do it on any stove, the only other ingredients you need is some pure beeswax and some turpentine, or better still some Brazilian orange turpene which we sell and recommend. When properly prepared this pure carnauba wax block can provide the amazing shine and rich protection that a paste wax simply cannot. Ideal for the wood-turner who wants to add shine and protection while working at the lathe. Comes up brilliantly when using power buffing equipment. We can supply you with a basic formula on request. Supplied in 500 gm bags or in bulk

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Tung Oil

Our Tung Oil is first grade (there are three grades available) pure and unadulterated Tung Oil, which is imported from China.

Why China? China has the climate and the trees that produce fine quality Tung Oil and has a centuries old tradition of making and using Tung Oil for wood. Why Tung Oil? Tung oil, when applied, forms a coat rather like rubber, which is the best protector against heavy traffic wear that we know of. Trouble is it can take a number of days to dry. When mixed according to our directions, with Howard Orange oil it actually dries within hours, not days. The resultant coating on your wood is great for floors and decking and is pure, with no added solvents or chemicals.

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Sunwax

• Prevents drying, cracking & deterioration of outdoor furniture, teaks, and tropical hardwoods.
• Maintains the natural beauty and depth of grain of outdoor furniture, teaks and tropical hardwoods.
• Easy to apply with a gel-like consistency.
• Polishes outdoor furniture to a soft luster and protects with a coating of natural waxes.
• Does not contain silicone or linseed oil.
• Nourishes and protects outdoor wood

Sunwax is specifically developed to add extra UV protection to teak, and other tropical hardwoods and outdoor furniture from the results (cracking, drying, oxidizing, greying etc.) of exposure to various season's sun, hot and cold temperatures and moisture. Sunwax combines UV inhibitors with a unique blend of carnauba wax, beeswax and orange oil to enhance the natural beauty and depth of grain in outdoor wood furniture. This distinctively blended product is effective at penetrating and replenishing natural oils in outdoor wood furniture. Sunwax should be used regularly and whenever outdoor furniture looks faded and dry.

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Fix Stix

• Does not require any drying time.
• Non toxic.
• Comes in a vast range of colours
• Proven track record.
• Indefinite shelf life
• Camouflages into the timber
• Can be used in between coats of lacquer or varnish.
• Australian made product.
• Quickly and easily fix defects & damage

Fix Stix are essentially a unique tinted wax product (not beeswax) and are used for filling small holes such as nail and knot holes, chips, splits, dents and cracks in all types of timber furniture, timber floors, skirting boards, and other timber related products which are used indoors. Fix Stix repairs can be immediately re-coated with any type of lacquer, paint or varnish without need for drying or setting.

EASY DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Draw the Fix Stix down heavily on the area to be filled (eg. scratch, dent, nail hole etc.)
Fill the area by rubbing the wax over the blemish and remove excess wax by using a sharp blade.
Lightly sand and re-coat or simply polish off with a soft cloth.
It is often beneficial, when repairing minor scratches, to make slight cuts in the substrate, at the base of the scratch to give a key for the wax and to aid adhesion.
Fix Stix are not intended for repairing severe damage to furniture such as chipped corners and deep indentations.


To find out more about our full range of specialist wood care products to bring warmth and lustre back to your wood furniture and decking enquire today!

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