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Larry D Full Member Offline Posts: 164 Location: Ventura ca. Joined: Jan 12^th, 2013	Wax Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 11:24am	Print Post
	What do you guys use for wax on stock and color case ? Thanks; Larry


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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7763 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: Wax Reply #1 - Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 11:41am	Print Post
	About anything long as it does not have any color. One I am using now is real hard seems go do a good job. Some are softer and rub off easy. Boats


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win 32-40 Ex Member	Re: Wax Reply #2 - Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 3:03pm	Print Post
	I am using Renaissance Wax. Especially good for wood and case color It is supposedly the choice of Museum curators. Anyone else think this is top of the line stuff ? Phil


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pmcfall Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 269 Location: St. Joseph, Missouri Joined: Jan 27^th, 2006	Re: Wax Reply #3 - Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 5:03pm	Print Post
	I agree that Renaissance wax is about the best stuff since sliced bread. I use it on my stocks and blued metal. For color case, however, for protection I add a couple very, very light coats of gun stock oil finish that has been cut 50/50 with mineral spirits. Phil


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George Babits Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1161 Joined: Sep 27^th, 2012	Re: Wax Reply #4 - Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 5:43pm	Print Post
	I guess I must be living in the past. I still use raw Linseed oil and a lot of elbow grease. Guess that comes from being in the Marines when rifles had wooden stocks. Semper Fi! George


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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: Wax Reply #5 - Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 6:24pm	Print Post
	Renaissance wax. Used Johnsons Paste Wax for many years.


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Mike65 Full Member Offline Posts: 198 Joined: May 4^th, 2004	Re: Wax Reply #6 - Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 8:05pm	Print Post
	Black Bison. A high end wax like Renaissance that seems to have a little less build-up, at least to me. Mike

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Larry D Full Member Offline Posts: 164 Location: Ventura ca. Joined: Jan 12^th, 2013	Re: Wax Reply #7 - Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 8:13pm	Print Post
	Thanks guys, that is what I want to here. Good hard paste wax. Larry


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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4144 Location: Benton Harbor MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Wax Reply #8 - Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 8:20pm	Print Post
	I spent 15 years as a museum director. Renn. wax for me. It has a long and successful track record. It preserves and protects, and it does not break down and do any harm-----one of the main thing the museum curatorial staff look for.

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Seanmp Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 294 Location: Land O Lakes Joined: May 19^th, 2014	Re: Wax Reply #9 - Dec 23^rd, 2014 at 11:56am	Print Post
	I use Renaissance wax for stocks and maintenance. For a first after bluing I have a block of pure carnauba I got from Lee Valley that I rub in with a maple stick

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Aonghas Ex Member	Re: Wax Reply #10 - Dec 24^th, 2014 at 6:49pm	Print Post
	Larry D wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 11:24am: What do you guys use for wax on stock and color case ? Thanks; Larry For a wooden stock, melt beeswax and carnauba wax (about 90%/10%) and take off the heat (and away from any open flame). This is important if you value your life or property... While it is still very hot, thin the wax with spirits of turpentine (preferably not 'white spirit) until it sets so that you can get a rag to drag some from the surface and stick to the rag. Work well into the wood a thin layer at a time.


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Aonghas Ex Member	Re: Wax Reply #11 - Dec 24^th, 2014 at 6:59pm	Print Post
	George Babits wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2014 at 5:43pm: I guess I must be living in the past. I still use raw Linseed oil and a lot of elbow grease. Guess that comes from being in the Marines when rifles had wooden stocks. Semper Fi! George Raw linseed oil hardens to form an impervious layer, and fills in the pores of the wood. It will render the surace waterproof (it's how paint hardens - by oxidation) OK, but further applications won't sink in. You can remove wax using a solvent, but AFAIK there's nothing which will remove hardened linseed oil - except (probably) paint-stripper... Boiled linseed oil doesn't harden to any extent, so if you use that you will get some rubbing off onto your clothing, etc. -- Aonghas


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