yakster wrote:I had trouble finding beeswax until I found that small pucks of the stuff are sold in sewing stores for coating thread to keep it from fraying.

what has the world come to when beeswax is a hard to find item, you might be able to find it in the arts and craftsshops or with a local beekeeper (my source is a neighbour keeping bees)

I was tracking down local beekeepers, but I struck out on that one in my area, that's why I shared this tip.

Get it delivered to your door for $5.50

I have restored a few sets before. I put them on the lathe and wet sand them to clean and polish then I take them to the buffing wheel to polish with a white rogue then finish with chromium oxide. Once cleaned and polished put a couple coats of Renaissance wax on them. Renaissance wax is a crystalline wax. Hardens like a rock and does not melt like a car/bees/carnauba wax will. The heat from the group head will melt soft wax.

Thanks for your input here everyone!

On reading the blurb on Renaissance Wax, it really seems to be worth trying. Thanks for the tip, Cannonfodder..

Paolo