On Fri 11 Mar 2005 05:27:59a, m Ransley wrote in alt.home.repair:

Its not wax it is paint, called different names by the technique used,
Marbelising, Faux finish, etc. You never wax walls, nobody does. It is a
time consuming art of making a wall look like marble with paint. Clear
coats are often used for protection. Again never wax, paint will never
stick to wax.

You are wrong. Certainly there are a myriad of types of faux finishes, but
there are also finishes where the plaster (or even painted plaster) is rubbed
with either clear or tinted wax.

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Wayne Boatwright
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