I purchased it several times over the years. It does the job it promises, even better. A must have in every household to protect so much more items than they advertise.

Use this on guns and knives and it is awesome for keeping luster and preserving wood and metal

We got a semi custom hammered copper kitchen table. We asked the artisan how to care for it and they recommended this wax.

Goes on easy with a small cloth, dries in a flash and simply wipe off the dried excess for a shined and protected table!

The selling point for me on this product was the point of the British Museum using it, that was good enough for me to give it a try. We have used it on so many things, I will list them along with the results we have experienced.

Wood - pieces of furniture, picture frames, lacquered, varnished , wood with very thin or thinning sealers of various kinds. Pieces of furniture nearly 200 years old, new pieces, and everything in between. All types of wood. Our experience in every instance has been that the wax seems to form a protective seal that retards drying of the wood which is excellent, also we have seen an added protection in the case of spills. It improves the look and hydration of woods, especially older woods and depending on the finish or lack thereof the wax can be buffed to a sheen that will vary according to the age and finish of the wood.

Bronze, brass, silver, pewter, silver plate and stainless steel that will not be used for food, metals that I am not sure of the type of alloys used, this polish is wonderful on them. I have polished our bronzes twice in the past 12 months and the luster they give off is not only beautiful but very reassuring. Moisture is death to metal and we live in a very high humidity area. This polish is absolutely protecting all of the metals I have used it on against the ravages of moisture and humidity. It is obvious to the eye and time is a good test to see if it is truly working. It is.

Books, leather bound, cloth bound, paper bound if the paper has a finish on it. Another wonderful outcome. The wax is amazing on leather that has minimal damage, causing scratches and dirt to disappear, buffing to a high "brand new" looking shine and again protecting from air and moisture. I have used this wax on several books 100- 150+ years old, it improved the look of all of them, and I know added protection and therefore life expectancy to the books. On the older books not all visible marks were totally repaired/covered up. I tried it on some leather bound books where the binding around the tabs and spine had actually started to disintegrate, although I feel it slowed the progress of the decay it was by no means a healer to the damage that was already there, this was not a surprise, because the leather is actually crumbling. Renaissance Wax has made my old cloth bound and paper bound books look stunning. I am huge lover of old books and love rescuing them, Renaissance Wax cannot change poor quality paper into acid free but it has made the outside and even inside end papers(if they have a finish on the paper) look fabulous. And added protection.

My husband loves the results the wax has shown on his canes. He feels as I do that protection from humidity and dry air is part of the quality of this product. Prints and paintings that are a copy to look like oil, ormolu on old furniture, gilding on picture frames, finished plastics and objects made of resin, marble, cloisonné, coins, in short we have used this on almost anything that has a finish of some sort on it .My husband loves it on his sword and knife collection, and on the sheaths for the swords.We have not used it on porous objects that we are unsure of the outcome for instance we have not used it on ivory, cloth lampshades ( but we have used it on paper shades that have a finish on them)we have not used it on glass, unfinished ceramic, pottery or items carved from bone or horn. I think that pretty well covers it.

You have to experiment a little as how much to use, the better condition the piece is in the less you will need. The older pieces, especially wood if it has begun to lose some of its original finish may require more wax, or better yet more applications building up the protective finish over time. I am so glad to have been introduced to this product. I ordered the 200ml size and as I said it has been a little over a year and we have about one third of the can left.
We have a large home and many pieces of wood antique and old furniture pieces and we have been over all of it at least once, some pieces that needed more TLC have received 2 to three coats. So it really does go a long way.

The smell is very strong but dissipates quickly ,the smell is not strong enough to induce a headache, some products I have used have given me a headache. I actually enjoy the smell, it brings to mind some old chateau in Europe with the clean smells of polishes wafting through freshly cleaned rooms.

The bottom line is I am convinced this wax is protecting our things from both too dry air and moisture and has imparted a protective finish that is also extending the life and maintaining the quality of the pieces we are using it on.

Easy to use, rub on, buff