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I'm feeling frisky today so I thought I would share one of our in house secrets. For release agent try ordinary paraffin wax like Parowax household wax that you find in the box at the grocery store during canning season. Warm a chunk with a propane torch till it just starts to get soft then apply with a rag just like paste wax. You can polish it up to a high sheen. We do two coats. The really slick thing is to use the torch and drip it into any holes or slots you want filled and them shave flush with a razor blade. Do your bedding and you will find your action will pop right out on the first or second bop on the bench. You will have the shiniest bedding job you ever saw. To remove it out of the holes and crevices of the action just run the propane over it for just a bit and the wax turns to a water consistency and runs right out or can be soaked up with a rag or q-tips. You won't do that with play dough or any kind of clay. A box of wax will last years and is cheap.