Does anyone uses wax on wood stock? If so, which one.
Thank you.
Thank you.
XFG
I have used wax on the Tru Oil finished stocks that I have. I used the stock wax made by Birchwood Casey the same company that makes the Tru Oil product. You can find it at some Walmarts.
Howards Feed n Wax available at Home Depot. I use it on my Beretta oil stock about every 6 weeks or if I was shooting in the rain. Works good. A little goes a long way.
The wax typically used is carnauba - it is the hardest natural wax in nature.
The finish that is applied is typically carnauba melted in to boiled linseed oil - with some Japan drier added.
A few drops of this massaged into the stock by hand is the best treatment for an oiled stock - best done with a glass of you favorite adult beverage while sitting next to a warm fire on a cold, rainy/snowy night.
The finish that is applied is typically carnauba melted in to boiled linseed oil - with some Japan drier added.
A few drops of this massaged into the stock by hand is the best treatment for an oiled stock - best done with a glass of you favorite adult beverage while sitting next to a warm fire on a cold, rainy/snowy night.
If you are using wax for protection against water or moisture, you are wasting your money. Wax has been proven to be a very ineffective moisture barrier.
A great wood finishing reference is Understanding Wood Finishes, byby Bob Flexner. If it isn’t still in print, for anyone interested in finishing gunstocks, it would be well worth pursuing a used copy.
A great wood finishing reference is Understanding Wood Finishes, byby Bob Flexner. If it isn’t still in print, for anyone interested in finishing gunstocks, it would be well worth pursuing a used copy.
two comments: read what bluegoose said. and; i got tired of reading about how great renaissance wax is; so, i decided to run a test (i have many waxes) i love to test stuff! i used a junk rifle bbl that has been stripped to bare metal. i used renaissance wax on 1/2, and butchers wax on the other 1/2 . i hung the bbl outside under a tree for a few weeks so that it would be exposed to weather. after that time it was obvious that the reniassance 1/2 had significant light rust spots. the butchers wax 1/2 had MUCH less spots. don't drink the kool aid from what you read on a label. some day, i'll run a test with johnsons paste wax and probably get the same results.
I get the test but who waxes barrels?
Really almost any good paste wax could be applied to a stock with more than acceptable results. Oil from your skin + sweat leaves a dirty film on the wood & in th checkering. Periodic cleaning is essential to good stock maintenance. I have used paste Turtle wax on my comb & back portion of my stock, avoiding the checkering.
Really almost any good paste wax could be applied to a stock with more than acceptable results. Oil from your skin + sweat leaves a dirty film on the wood & in th checkering. Periodic cleaning is essential to good stock maintenance. I have used paste Turtle wax on my comb & back portion of my stock, avoiding the checkering.
I have a 1 lb. tin container of Paste Finishing Wax by MINWAX that I have used on many, many gunstocks. I agree it does not hurt a thing to get it on metal and I think it actually protects and complements case colored receivers somewhat.
Even with all that use, it still has about 2/3 of its original content left. I guess they can bury it with me!
Even with all that use, it still has about 2/3 of its original content left. I guess they can bury it with me!
Another vote for Renaissance wax. I use it on all my stocks but I have never seen the need to use it on the barrel.
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