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Paste Wax
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Paste Wax
I just bought some MinWax paste finishing wax to polish my revolver and Big Boy this weekend. I thought there was a thread here somewhere about using JOhnson Paste Wax on rifles, including a light buff of the metal. Maybe it was on another forum. Anyhow, this stuff is the available equivalent of the Johnson stuff which is not available here. Pretty high end wax.
Anybody on here polish with wax? If so what do you use? Or point me to the thread, thks.
Anybody on here polish with wax? If so what do you use? Or point me to the thread, thks.
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Re: Paste Wax
Good ol' Johnson's Wax in the yellow can works. I use it, mostly because I'm cheap. A much better, albeit more expensive, solution is Renaissance Wax. Actually, it's probably pretty inexpensive over the long run, because one jar of the stuff lasts for years.
Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA has a YouTube video on using it to clean and preserve firearms.
Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA has a YouTube video on using it to clean and preserve firearms.
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Re: Paste Wax
I use Renaissance Wax on my stocks and metal. It is not a bad price from Amazon and it will last for years so it actually is cheap for very good protection. Johnsons Wax is the old standby and does just fine and has proven itself over the years. Can't go wrong with either one.
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Re: Paste Wax
Thanks!
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Re: Paste Wax
Just waxed & polished my revolver; looks pretty good I think.
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1860 Colt SA Richards Conversion Revolver .45C
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
1860 Henry .45C
1885 High Wall .45C
1820-1840 Frontier Percussion .50
1790-1820 Frontier Flintlock .50
Ohkínohkomit - Shoot skillfully
Re: Paste Wax
Pledge Lemon Pledge its carnuba wax I use it all the time works great. Al
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Re: Paste Wax
Any Cordoba wax will work.
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Re: Paste Wax
That was probably me you were thinking of.
I polish my brass with mag wheel polish because that was on hand. But Flitz is the stuff. Then wax everything with Johnson's paste wax. Brass, wood, blued barrel. Then towel buff. Looks and works great.
I polish my brass with mag wheel polish because that was on hand. But Flitz is the stuff. Then wax everything with Johnson's paste wax. Brass, wood, blued barrel. Then towel buff. Looks and works great.
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Re: Paste Wax
Considering Renaissance Wax myself. A lot of guys recommend to protect bluing on revolvers abs I'm considering using on my Henry.
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