Liming wax

After watching the following youtube video I don't know if you'll get the exact result you're looking for. However, it looks simple enough to try a test patch and see if you like it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydjqeBF2V80

That would be a lot of work for tongue and groove paneling. Lime wax is made to soak into the wood grain. It's not made to cover a finish. If there's a finish coat on the wood it would need to be sanded off. You would be better off to dry brush the tongue and groove paneling with watered down paint. Or you could sand down to raw wood and clear coat.

I found this info for you

https://www.amyhowardhome.com/products/liming-wax

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Liberon-LW250-250ml-Liming-Wax/dp/B0017RKHDA

Hi there,

It would tone it down a bit, If you used Antique Wax it would darken it a bit!

Best wishes.

Liming Wax works best on woods like oak that have an open, loose grain. This allows the liming wax to fill into the grain as opposed to the moldings.

https://cedarhillfarmhouse.com/how-to-use-liming-wax/

Hi, Unfortunately liming wax would not take away the orange look. I would suggest the same as above and do a white wash over the wood if you would like to tone down the orange colour. You can use a paint like Annie Sloan chalk paint or milk paint (powdered) as neither has latex or acrylic and they would work beautifully.

I would suggest a white wash as well

To remove the dark orange you need to strip off the top coat of finish. If its an older piece its probably shellac which turns orange when exposed to sunlight. Use some denatured alcohol on a cloth in a small area, if it removes it, its shellac and I use 0000 steel wool to get it off and or scrapers. If it softens it but doesn't remove it, its probably shellac mixed with lacquer, use a mixture of 1/2 & 1/2 denatured alcohol and lacquer thinner using 0000 steel wool and scrapers.

If the surface is oil-based polyurethane thats turned color from sunlight, I use a stripper.

I agree with Sharon about the panels having bleed through. Also, without sanding, nothing is going to adhere. I always prime before painting over wood. If you want to see the wood grain, and just tone it down, I would consider whitewash. Good luck and stay!

Best thing to do is sand the old finish off before you do anything.

Check this pin for more info https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1266706134634215/

Sand off old finish first for a better application and results

Hi there,

It won't remove it, but it will blind it by making it a little whiter, as using Antique wax would darken it a bit. Good luck!