Note 35 — Chapter IV · VENETIAN IRON, REPOUSSÉ, PIERCED BRASS AND PEWTER WORK
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You can use beeswax but it is better to make a wax by melting together 3 parts of beeswax, 3 parts of tallow, 1 part of Canada balsam and 1 part of olive oil. Or you can buy a small cake of Chinese white, wet your finger, rub it on the white and then dab it on the metal surface.