Help!!!!!!!!!

[Darrin Davis]

I waxed my table saw top and was going to wait 5 minutes to wipe down. I got sidetracked and let it dry for 2 hours. Now I cannot get it off! I've tried steel wood with more wax but am still having trouble. Any help on this problem!

Thanks

[Dave Cav]

WD40 or mineral spirits should take it right off. Any solvent should work.

[Wayne Sparkman]

You should be able to sand through that wax quite easily using a 600 grit or better paper.

Or if you prefer, isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) should melt the wax.
The alcohol will probably leave streaks though.

[Eric DeSilva]

Personally, I'd probably just heat it up a bit with a hair dryer and then buff it like I normally would have...

[Van Huskey]

Personally, I'd probably just heat it up a bit with a hair dryer and then buff it like I normally would have...

Sometimes the simple answer is the best answer!

[Mike Cruz]

The TS is now COMPLETELY useless! You should sell it. Definitely sell it. Since I'm such a nice guy, I'll give you $100 to take it off your hands...since it can't be used anymore. Wow, I'm so nice... :D

[Myk Rian]

Personally, I'd probably just heat it up a bit with a hair dryer and then buff it like I normally would have...
+1 on the heat. When I put wax on my table tops I use a heat gun to melt it into the surface before buffing it.

[John Thompson]

A little bird told me to never apply straight canubu wax to a full size van and let it sit too long many years ago when I was younger. You have your answers to this simple problem compared to that. :D

[Roger Bullock]

40 years ago when I was 16, I waxed my first used car. Waxed the whole car, was called to supper, watched a TV show and when out to remove the wax. That car still had some wax on it when I sold it a few years later. I feel your pain.

[Chris Padilla]

Dave has it: Mineral Spirits...it should redissolve the wax....

[Darrin Davis]

It's a sawstop. I would have to ask for at least $125

[Mike Goetzke]

I have hear if you apply more wax it will dissolve what has hardened - may want to try this first. BTW - I has left wax on too long and found it disappears in no time if the saw gets used.

Mike

[Kyle Iwamoto]

It's a sawstop. I would have to ask for at least $125

No way! 100 bucks max!

Wow! I definetely feel for you. Razor blade and use it as a scraper. Personally, I'd stay away from any sandpaper on MY SS. They go through a lot to make that table flat. Sanding is out of the question for fixing my top.

Just my $.02.

[Jeff Sudmeier]

When I have had this happen I just put more wax on, and then buffed out.. worked fine..

[Paul Ryan]

I always let johnson's past wax completely dry over night before I take it off. Then I buff it with a bath or hand towel. The roughness of the hand towel and some elbow grease will get it off. But the wax protects better that way. I had have problems in the spring hear when the air is so thick it is like pea soup. A good heavy coat of wax buffed out like that, and my cross cut sled over it takes care of any problems now.