Well, I did it... I waxed my pistol.

[Smoke]

Waxing your guns.......this is the first I ever.........who'd a thunk........why...but......are you sure......I never.........hmmmmmm


Smoke shakes his head and exits stage left not sure what to think.

 

[C. H. Luke]

"I always blast it with a liberal dose of Boeshield T-9....."

Boeshield works Great! It has stopped the "perspireation" rust of the
Bo-Mars on my 1911's dead in its tracks. Stuff lasts too.......

 

[Okiecruffler]

I wax my old surplus rifles, at least the ones I don't shoot that often, with Turtle wax. I've had alot less problem with rust since I switched from oil.

 

[GeorgeH]

Wax

The NRA National Firearms Museum uses Renaissance wax on all of their firearms. An article by the museum curator that I found on the web explained that Reaissance wax is chemically inert, which other waxes are not. A ultra thin coat produces a waterproof barrier that resists damage by fingerprints also. They use Renaissance wax on all smooth surfaces, guns, knifes, leather, et cetera.

I've been using Renaissance wax for years. But recently, I started to use it on guns. What I do, is after cleaning the gun, but before I reassemble it, I give it a thin coat of wax. Then I reassemble it, using Militec-1 on the bearing surfaces, and then after reassembly, I coat the gun with a very light layer of oil.

It works like a champ.

I am never without Flitz polish or Renaissance wax. They are among the two best products of their type around.

I have never found a "hard" wax that buffs out as easy as Renaissance wax. A 7 oz can lasts for years. The key to its use is to use as little as possible. It is better to use several coats than one thick one.

 

[KahrKarrier]

Been using good old Johnson's paste wax for nigh onta 40 years now with excellant results. Perspiration and water (rain) beads up and rolls off, the blue looks great and best of all, no rust.
Im told that Eskimos in the arctic have been Johnson's waxing their firearms for ions, I got the tip a long time ago from a fellow LEO who worked as an Alaskan State Trooper.
Johnson's paste wax is abrasive free, very inexpensive and a one pound can could last a lifetime. It really works.---------Jed

 

[QB]

Well I just ordered some aerosol BOESHIELD to try also. It was a little cheaper ordering from the manufacturer than Brownells due to shipping. Never thought of "waxing" my guns but I do have some in the safe that I don't shoot and would like to try this product on them.

 

[P95Carry]

Same here QB ... mine arrived Friday ... in fact the ''set'' of that, in a 12oz and a 8.45 oz ''Rust Free'' .... yet to fully evaluate but - does seem to get good reports.

Always searching for the ''ultimate'' .. even tho maybe it does not quite exist!

 

[sm]

Smoke,
Yep its and old method of protecting metals, including firearms.
I still use RIG , heck thats probably what the lump was in my crib. Johnsons Paste Wax was the 2nd yellow label I remember when I my eyes opened. Growing up these were staples around the house. Men got into trouble for stealing the ladies wax for the floors for use on firearms ,and woman got into trouble for stealing the RIG for use on the Iron...the one next to the fireplace...thats before the electricity was strung and one could use a electric iron.
Two products been around a bit, and still work well.

 

[Horsesense]

So why don’t Remington etc market a gun wax?

 

[Old Fuff]

Because their "back East" marketing people aren't into guns enough to have heard about it yet. For that matter most gun users haven't heard about it either.

You'd be suprised (and probably disapointed) if you knew just how little the folks that build and market guns actually know about them. Of course there are exceptions, but the exceptions usually don't have much say-so.

Generally speaking, the smaller the company is, the more actual knowledge the management has.

 

[Horsesense]

That’s a shame, then again, Ford never came out with a car wax. One of these days some smart cookie will market this and get rich. I waxed the inside of my 40-year-old mags and they are much slicker.

 

[QB]

I received my BOSHIELD a while ago and finally have the time to wax my guns and mags. Will let you know the results tomorrow.

 

[QB]

Cleaned, waxed, and lubed (Militec1) 5 of my guns last night....two stainless and three polymer (HK Expert & Elite and a Beretta Storm) They look fantastic. Will see how they hold up after a trip to the range. One thing for sure, after waxing the polymer guns they looked very sharp (I waxed the frames, slides.....everything). I do think I'm going to like Boeshield!!!!

 

[P95Carry]

QB ....... not had my Boeshield that long either. Plenty of guns still await ''the treatment''.

But I am trying something I think can work quite well too .... so just a suggestion for your consideration.

My long standing method for ''whipedown'' has been a cloth heavily impregnated with CLP .

I have now prepared a Boeshield cloth to use for same purpose. This one tho I have given a good soaking, but also ... put it in a Ziplock bag. When used, you can see the ''coating'' going on ..... so seems it could be useful to keep that around as well as useage straight from the can.

 

[QB]

Thanks for the suggestion. I in fact did sort of do the same thing but with some large cleaning patches that I soaked. I have been using a Tuff Cloth but since I really like BoeShield I think I'll do just as you suggested and make a "Boshield" cloth and keep it in a zip lock.

Great idea!!!!!