Where to find Johnson's paste wax in Canada?

[Tall_Canuck]

Good afternoon gentlemen;

I have the TS3650 and read on these boards to spray it with top cote and rub Johnson's paste wax on top.

I have the top cote but problem is that I cannot find the wax anywhere up here in Canada.
No luck at Walmart, HD, Canadian tire, Safeway, Superstore, etc. :( :( :(

Any idea where I can get it in Canada? (I am in Calgary)

THank you very much.

[wwsmith]

Have you only been looking for Johnson's? I assume not and in that case I am sorry I cannot offer any advice on where to look. :(

But if you are, you might consider looking at some other brands. There are other companies that make a paste wasx (i.e. Minwax) that you might look for. I think any paste wax will do and does not necessarily need to be Johnsons's.

WWS

[Tall_Canuck]

Have you only been looking for Johnson's? I assume not and in that case I am sorry I cannot offer any advice on where to look. :(

But if you are, you might consider looking at some other brands. There are other companies that make a paste wasx (i.e. Minwax) that you might look for. I think any paste wax will do and does not necessarily need to be Johnsons's.

WWS

Thanks for the info. Yes, I have been looking for Johnson's since that is the brand everyone around here seems to swear by.

I did find the Minwax all over the place but I was not sure if it had the dreaded silicone in it or not.
Do you know for sure that I can use the Minwax paste wax?
Thanks again.
TC

[wwsmith]

I have not personally used the Minwax, but did see BadgerDave and a couple others recommend it as they had no problems. You might also try Butchers (I have used that one in the past). I found a few other threads that had links to buy a few of these online:

http://www.scjbrands.com/mailorder/

You might also have a look at this thread for pretty much the same info I put above:

http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7759&highlight=paste

I suppose as a last effort you could try buying it online, but perhaps some of the other Canadian members could offer more local advice than I! :)

WWS

[Tall_Canuck]

I have not personally used the Minwax, but did see BadgerDave and a couple others recommend it as they had no problems. You might also try Butchers (I have used that one in the past). I found a few other threads that had links to buy a few of these online:

http://www.scjbrands.com/mailorder/

You might also have a look at this thread for pretty much the same info I put above:

http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7759&highlight=paste

I suppose as a last effort you could try buying it online, but perhaps some of the other Canadian members could offer more local advice than I! :)

WWS

That is awesome info, thank you.
I was tempted to take the minwax since it is cheap (8$Cdn for a half litre tub) but I did not know if it was acceptable or not.
The other thread was exactly what I needed.

Thanks again from the great white north.
I can send you some -15 weather and a foot of snow as thanks.
Interested??? :eek: :D

[tumbleweed]

Good afternoon gentlemen;

I have the TS3650 and read on these boards to spray it with top cote and rub Johnson's paste wax on top.

I have the top cote but problem is that I cannot find the wax anywhere up here in Canada.
No luck at Walmart, HD, Canadian tire, Safeway, Superstore, etc. :( :( :(

Any idea where I can get it in Canada? (I am in Calgary)

THank you very much.
If you have an ACE Hardware in Canada you should be able to find it there

[wwsmith]

I can send you some -15 weather and a foot of snow as thanks.
Interested??? :eek: :D

We are on something like day 130 or so of no moisture. Got a 40% chance of rain for tomorrow though! :D :D :D I'll take what I can get. Being from MT originally, I dislike this state a little more everyday.

[NewfGuy]

Where, in WalMart are you looking? I find it at our WalMart near the cleaning supplies.

[Ken R]

I bought Minwax paste wax from HD in Shawnessy for my 3650 it works fine. Any paste wax that does not contain silicone will work.



regards

Ken

[Tall_Canuck]

THanks guys for all of the advice.

Walmart does not have it anywhere; not cleaning, not paint, nowhere.
The SKU from the other thread is for a sink in Canada. :(

I will get the Minwax since it is cheap and available everywhere.

Thanks again.

TC