Bees wax & oak furniture

I would wash it with diluted Fairy Liquid, and then dry it very quickly with a towel.

DH says use a new soft cloth and elbow grease it should eventually buff off. (that doesn't sound good, does it )

I used Rustin's Surface Cleaner which removes dirt and build up of wax. It's a blue liquid in a glass bottle. I had used Pledge spray polish and my wooden table was very streaky ....I couldn't get it polished properly, looked a sight. It worked very well.

The finish was dull and I then used a wood reviver. It dried a little white-ish but buffed up beautifully, sorry I can't recall the product but it was likely another from the Rustin' s range.

These were recommended by my local little privately owned hardware shop. Please try anything on a discreet corner.

Please try anything on a discreet corner

Conjures up all sorts of images!

Phoenix ! Your mind is like a sewer.

Very diluted vinegar will remove wax polish. Is your table lacquered or varnished? Either way, you could remove the finish and simply wax it which produces a fabulous depth of patina that cannot be duplicated. I am currently working on a rocking chair, purchased by absentdaughter, that is covered in a foul shit-brown varnish. I am still stripping the varnish from all the curvy bits but will wax with umpteen coats until it is beautiful. The fact that I real want to get on with my own dining table and its eight chairs to do the same thing has gone by the board for now.

Thank you ladies for your suggestions. Since my original post, I have used a combination of Jingl & Nina's advice...I have washed it many, many times (using elbow grease) with wood soap. I THINK that it is beginning to look a bit better (or I am getting used to it!). I looked up the Rustin's cleaner and had that in the back of mind if my cleaning had no impact. I am now out of wood soap, but will get some more and continue with the elbow grease. If it doesn't come back to it's original form, I will try the vinegar (it is lacquered Absent) and then if that fails, I will use the Rustin's. Thank you again for your suggestions, I cannot believe I was daft enough to put the wax on in the first place (although in my defence, the care instructions did say to use a wax based polish).......I wont do it again!

Just a quick update to say that I have been advised to use Brasso to rub the table down to remove the remaining wax....I was quite anxious about doing it......... but it has worked a treat and the table is now restored to it's original state....I can't believe how well it worked and wanted to share this with anyone else who manages to wax a lacquered table by mistake!!The wax had also highlighted a watermark (caused by me watering a Poinsetta plant on the table last Xmas) and the Brasso has also successfully removed that...result!!

Well done. I'd have been afraid to try the Brasso.