Buckys
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Timely post and suggestion for the Renaissance wax. Shooting a lot of clays recently and stressing about the handling issues with body oils, etc. Thanks for the tip.
Orange oil wood polish for rifle stock?
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12gaugeman
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This is an excellent, useful thread.
renaissance wax is very good but so is Carnuba paste wax. Johnson wood floor wax is a commonly available Carnuba wax, but it is also available from many car wax suppliers. Works on the metal and the wood, is water proof and protects well. It is also the best release agent I ever found for Devcon Bedding stocks.
Cheapest place I have found for Renaissance or Carnuba is Amazon.
Cheapest place I have found for Renaissance or Carnuba is Amazon.
Chokoloskee Joe
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Johnson's paste wax is an excellent alternative. It does not last as long as Renaissance wax but is the only other natural wax product safe for all woods and metals. Unfortunately, Johnson is fazing it out after many years so make sure to stock up if you like it. I use it on all my fine furniture, but RW is a better outdoor protection IMHO.
Svashtar
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Johnson's is getting really expensive and I've had trouble finding it recently when I wanted a new can for a new cabinet. Great stuff on furniture, and dries hard. I've never used it on a wood stock but don't know why it wouldn't work very well.
Big plus one for Ren Wax, been using it for years, and a can lasts forever. The only time I deviated from it was a few months ago I made up a batch of wax recommended on the CMP forums to use on a Garand I just refinished (Hey Muddyboots!). That was 50/50 BLO and Mineral Spirits (I can't buy turpentine here in the People's Republik according to Czar Newsom), then another part Beeswax. So 1:1:1. Some recipes online use more Beeswax to make it harder, but I don't want to have to heat it to get it to apply. Slow melt the whole thing together on the stove, give it a couple hours to cool.
It gives a wax with a hard but creamy consistency that goes on great and polishes out nicely, really pops the wood. Everyone said melting it up would smell, but not for me.
M1A1ABRAMS
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I ordered the Renaissance it was cheap enough on Amazon.
Chokoloskee Joe
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The minute Johnson reported that they would no longer make it, it started flying off the shelves. I have seen people asking $100 a can for it on eBay! That's just crazy. If you want something a bit better for furniture try Old Master's paste wax. It has a lot more Carnauba wax than Johnson's as well as microcrystaline wax like Renaissance. It also has pure gum turpentine. The reason for adding turpentine spirits to a wax formula like yours is to keep the beeswax from hardening too much. All the old English gunsmiths formulas for hand rubbed oil finishes on the finest shotguns included gum turpentine boiled linseed oil and beeswax.
Carnauba Wax, nature's hardest wax, comes from the Brazilian palm tree and has long been preferred by wood artisans. It enhances the natural beauty of wood, accentuates the grain and imparts the mellow beauty of hand rubbed Old World finish.Pure gum turpentine extracted from the pine tree nourishes and puts life back in the wood. Lundmark, the hallmark of quality, amber colored paste wax. Unreal stuff, at the local Ace Hardware, 16 oz can lasts for years.
Renaissance wax is my go to. One of my sons is a knife maker and swears by it. He just restored a cane sword and used it inside and out. My concern with orange oil is more about the smell. Most of us do not hunt in orange groves
Papa762!!
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Same here, Joe. It has been excellent stuff. I have used it on 300 year old walnut when a part of the finish was wrecked. Then acoustic guitars fron the '50s.
tknuts103
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So I tried Renaissance wax and I'm not really sure I did it correctly. I used a cotton T-shirt and went in circular motions around the entire rifle. Waited a while then did the same with a clean piece of cotton. The problem I'm having is no matter how much I try getting it all if, the wood is super sticky now and the metal instantly shows finger prints when I touch it. I have tried wiping it off multiple times. Any suggestions?
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Chokoloskee Joe
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You probably put it on too thick. A little goes a long way! Take a buffing cloth or an old towel and buff it out turning the cloth frequently.
tknuts103
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Ok thanks. I'm trying but no matter what I do there are instantly finger prints. I didn't think I used very much at all. Just have to keep trying
Chokoloskee Joe
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If there was any residue of oil on the rifle, it may have contaminated the RW. If you can't get it buffed down, I'd wipe the rifle down with mineral spirits and then reapply a thin coat of RW.
