Called floor finish or floor polish, they’re really not ... If that doesn’t work, you may need to strip the excess wax using a wax remover or a vinegar and water solution, says Forrest Webber ...

you need a chemical vehicle to carry the polish; volatiles mixed with the wax. Neither the volatiles nor the spray can are environmentally sound, and to top it off, you don't get much wax on the wood.

As well as car polish, carnauba is used in polishes for shoes, floors and furniture, and is often mixed with beeswax or turpentine. A key property of this wax is that it isn’t soluble with water ...