How to Make Your Own Furniture Polish "You can make a wonderful, time-tested furniture polish, very easily and very cheaply. The formula has been used, both in England and America, for a couple of centuries." Here is the recipe: 1. Melt 1 pound of pure beeswax in 1 quart of pure spirits of turpentine in a double boiler over a low heat. Do not substitute the turpentine or use a compound This already sounds like a lot of work with some danger mixed in 2. Precise proportions are not important. If you want harder polish add more wax Softer polish add more turpentine This quantity will give you enough to share with a friend! Store in a glass jar! This stuff can dissolve rubber so don't use a lid with a rubber seal. Listen Confession Time I barely polish furniture. IKEA shelving doesn't require it! Also 2018's homemade polish is a mix of using essential oils and other oils. I'm just a bit skeptica...