anyone use wax?

[mike56]

Anyone ever put wax on a blue steel gun? Nickel?

Seems like it would provide a little more protection than just oil/silicone rag.

[moxie]

Pledge works good.

[milespb]

Mike,
I use Renaissance Wax on about everything metal or wood. It's a micro-crystalline wax and polish. It's used by museums as a protectant. I bought mine at the NRA Museum, but I think Brownells also sells it.

[MakeMyNight]

Absolutely!

Birchwood Casey gun wax.

[thadheth]

I use Johnson's Paste Wax on stocks, as well as nickeled and blued guns. It's certainly not as pure as some of the finer waxes, but it will protect wood and metal finishes and it polishes well in my experience.

[M3Stuart]

I use the gun wax that came in my Flitz kit on my blued guns. It makes them a lot easier to clean after shooting them and it keeps them all SHINEY.

[pmosley]

Ren Wax - amazing!
Woodcraft carries it.

[Tyrod]

There are waxes with abrasives and there are waxes without abrasives. Generally, a "cleaner & wax" has abrasives. There are a few auto detailing site around and some have concours quality waxes available. I'd stay away from high tech glazes and stuff and just stick to good ole non abrasive carnuba waxes.

[Smithboomer]

+2 for Renaissance wax. Great stuff.

[fyimo]

Originally Posted by Smithboomer

+2 for Renaissance wax. Great stuff.

+3 on Ren Wax

[TAROMAN]

I wax all mine. Have used Flitz wax, and what I like better - pure caranuba car wax w/o abrasives. In fact, I just got my first nickel gun yesterday and just waxed it:

[Tyrod]

Here ya go! If nothing is too good for your guns.

Wolfgang Fuzion Estate Car Wax contains real carnauba wax and paint sealant polymers to protect paint. ultimate show car wax, auto wax, paste wax,

[firearmsunlimited]

+4 on Ren Wax

[BarkSlayer]

+5 on the Renaissance Wax. I used Royal Blue carnauba wax on my 586 the first time I waxed it and while it's an excellent choice, I tried the Ren just because it was so highly recommended by everyone in here - and rightly so. It does an awesome job! There are zero abrasives in the Renaissance Wax and that's what you want for finely finished metal or wood. Museums use it to protect many of the most treasured artifacts all over the world.

[29-1]

Renaissance Wax all the way.
Chuck

[JCS&W]

+6 or +7 for Ren Wax.

[mike56]

I would imagine that normal cleaning solvents will cut through the wax and it would need to be re-applied?

[squidsix]

I haven't oiled the exterior of a firearm in many many years. Still using the same $2 yellow can of Johnson's paste floor wax on them. I have waxed some guns that were going into a wet, warm environment. They wiped perfectly clean with a dry cloth when I got home. No rust, no streaks. The only time you have to reapply is when they get super hot during shooting, and it burns off.

[rfo1]

I wasn't able to locate Ren Wax locally. I purchased a product called Conservator's Wax which I'm certain is the same product. It works great.

[AveragEd]

Originally Posted by milespb

Mike,
I use Renaissance Wax on about everything metal or wood. It's a micro-crystalline wax and polish. It's used by museums as a protectant. I bought mine at the NRA Museum, but I think Brownells also sells it.

Got mine at MidwayUSA.

Ed

[Mapko]

BUT, woodya use wax on a bead blast finish ??

Mark

[squidsix]

Sure. I have used it on a 4566. It doesn't hurt, for certain. It also makes them much easier to clean.

[Nick B]

Originally Posted by 29-1

Renaissance Wax all the way.
Chuck

Would that be a good wax for blued guns that are used for hunting where there's a chance that rain or sweat would get on it and cause rust ?
I went hunting one morning with a friend who brought along a custom rifle with a beautiful deep blue finish . Well it rained and by the time we got back in that afternoon his rifle had light surface rust on it .

[USAFret]

Renaissance Wax is available at the Rockler Woodworking chain here in New England.

[jmanrogers]

$175 a can! Let's not and say we did.

Originally Posted by Tyrod

Here ya go! If nothing is too good for your guns.

Wolfgang Fuzion Estate Car Wax contains real carnauba wax and paint sealant polymers to protect paint. ultimate show car wax, auto wax, paste wax,

[Arisin Wind]

I've used Johnson's paste wax for decades.

[bsms]

Johnson's Paste Wax. Works for me.

[gwpercle]

$175.00 wil buy an awful lot of Johnson's Paste Wax. I have used it for years on blued steel- handguns and long guns. I find it very good on surfaces covered by grips or stock . I like to give these hidden areas 2 coats of wax on both the metal and wood surfaces. It realy makes the blue surfaces, the ones exposed, shine and almost look like new.

[raisedin99]

I have been using Collinite 845 insulator wax for a long time with great results.

[one eye joe]

Originally Posted by milespb

Mike,
I use Renaissance Wax on about everything metal or wood. It's a micro-crystalline wax and polish. It's used by museums as a protectant. I bought mine at the NRA Museum, but I think Brownells also sells it.

GREAT STUFF ! ! !

[Pilgrim]

Butcher's Bowling alley wax works great.

[bigun]

What happens whenever any internal lubricant seepage gets on the wax-doesn't this mess up the waxed finish via removing the wax or otherwise, streak the finish?

[gumpys]

Plus 100 lol for Ren Wax, use the stuff all the time for my stocks, nickel, stainless and blued gun, love it.
Eric