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Finish Protection on Older Smiths
I have a few older S&W revolvers (50+ years). What is the best way to protect a finish that has a few freckles or blemishes from getting worse? Would Renaissance Wax be good for this?
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Yes,use some solvent to get the oil off and give it a few coats of renwax.The stuff is great.
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If storing the gun, I use Rig's like Alex Hamilton does.
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I have found renaissance wax is the best...I think of it like this..if I want to protect the finish on my car...to I wipe it down with an oily rag...or wax it?that being said renaissance wax was formulated to do this with firearms
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Thanks all for the replies.
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Be sure you have stopped the rust progression before you apply the Ren Wax!
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Is Ren wax good for storage. If so should it be just left on to haze, or does it still require a coat of oil for prolonged storage?
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Be sure you have stopped the rust progression before you apply the Ren Wax!
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How do you do that? Clean it well?
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Use it instead of oil on the exterior,but depending on your climate,oil the insides.
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Satin Blued Guns
Another question just occurred to me. I was originally thinking about bright blued guns. How about the satin blued variety. Same advice?
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