[hso]

http://www.briwaxwoodcare.com/
http://waxguys.home.comcast.net/wax1.htm

These are the 2 products that outperformed all others in a test done by Wayne Goddard and published in Blade Magazine. Intersting that the Butcher's Bowling Alley wax was used in WWI to protect weapons.

[CWL]

Hey hso, know you are a big blade collector (great pics), but I had always used Renaissance Wax. Gun and knife.

How does this fare compared with your rec's?

[Sir Galahad]

A light coat of Kroil works great.

[cpileri]

Here's the 'car wax' of gunsmithing:

http://www.bluewonder.us/BlueWonderArmadillo.html

I think it works pretty well. And the guy who sells it is a class act! Super service, etc!
C-

[CWL]

Kroil is a miracle penetrant more than a protectant. It is more useful to apply prior to cleaning so that it gets under fouling and into rust spots. I love the stuff for cleaning purposes but do not use it for protection.

It'll wipe away more readily than buffed-on hard wax.

The 'creeping' properties of Kroil may be dangerous if it reaches the ammo. Kroil can ruin the primer by creeping in due to capillary action.

[hso]

I'm currently using my own witche's brew of White Lightning and bike chain oil. Extends the evaporation time using the oil and it also contains a microcrystaline wax like the White Lightning. I've started to use the trick of using a dedicated shaving brush for application to make sure that the nooks and crannies are reached.


I'm going to try to get some briwax and butcher's bowling alley wax and add a little low volatility solvent (no alcohol, maybe mineral spirits) to make it easier to apply. I'll brush it on and then dry brush it off. I hope too get a thin layer that will be just enough there to protect the surface.

I should look into Kroil since I too have heard that it get's everywhere. I would guess a good kroil treat then solvent rinse followed by the thinned brew might make a good treatment.

[Sir Galahad]

Kroil is great. Been using it for years. I do use it on firearms, but I wipe away the excess. In that regard, I use it for the exterior parts. I never use it for lubrication. It works wonders getting fouling out of barrels, indeed. After a bit of Windex and then Hoppes, a bit of Kroil cleans milsurp firearms that used milsurp ammo quicker than lightning. I also discovered that Kroil gets ingrained cosmoline out of milsurp stock wood quickly and doesn't harm the wood. I was referring, however, to knives. A light coat of Kroil on the blade works wonders. Especially if you're storing the knife. You can order Kroil direct from Kano Laboratories and then you'll be getting mailers from them for the rest of your life, LOL! They also market a mini-oiler that has a needle applicator. Those are hard to find anywhere else and is great for oiling tiny mechanisms. When you start using Kroil, you will throw away any WD-40 you have. Kroil doesn't stink, also, which is nice.