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2nd Coat on, wipe off in 30 minutes, repeat process 8 more times. Next Post the finished rifle in about a month from now.

Thanks again for your help guys, greatly appreciated.

Happy Hunting to all this season

Mel Smart told me to use turpentine to dilute the oil as it carried it better. That's what i do.

I like the subdued, low-gloss look. If I used Renaissance Wax, would it end up looking glossy as a rule? Would the same be true of Johnson's Paste Wax?

Hi Steven60, I have never waxed my firearms before, but I never did any refinishing, stripping, sanding, etc until this project with my .30-06.

I did a lot of research on the wax topic. I decided to put wax on my rifle after I finished oiling it (9 more coats to go) for this simple reason, I want to protect my work and finish after all of the hours I put into it!

I decided to go with Renaissance Wax after my research because of all of the great comments made about Renaissance Wax by people who use it on their firearms, it also cleans and polishes up barrels.

Typical comment I found online:

"Apparently the British museum and others use this stuff on antique weapons and armor and everyone that I know who uses it swears by it".

Here is an example of a person's rifles with Renaissance Wax on them with his comment, looks great to me!:

“Renaissance Wax is the only thing I use on the wood and metal of these three. As a matter of fact it is the only wax I use on gun metal and wood. Bob”



The clincher for me is that Museums use it on their antique rifles, that says a lot!

My jar arrived and I can't wait to see what my rifle looks like after I treat it with Renaissance!

This is what the jar looks like:



I found this informative as well: https://kurtthegunsmith.com/renaissance-wax-how-to-protect-your-gunstock/

Thanks. None of those Winchester 52 stocks look glossy, but that might reflect (no pun intended) the underlying finish.

I would love to refit my Kimber 82 with one of those ergonomic wing safeties or better yet, a tang safety, if it weren't $$$$ to do so.

Well gents this is after 4 coats of Tung Oil, 8 more to go.

What do you think?

Cheers ~

Repaired Stock

Before and After

Really nice.

Thanks Craigster much appreciated, just finished oiling the checkering for the first go around looks even better, changed the picts above.

Been using both Johnson's and Renaissance wax for years, can't tell much if any difference except cost. What did museum curators use before Renaissance wax came along ?

Hi gunwizard, do you wax the checkering as well, if so how?

I do the checkering with with a bit of wax applied with a soft worn out tooth brush.

Thanks Craigster, do you simply polish it with a rag one you apply with a toothbrush? Do you have any pictures to share of your waxed rifles?

Cheers ~

I use a toothbrush too and then rub it with an old bath towel. The nap gets any excess out of the checkering.

I do as subsequent posters have suggested.

Thanks gentlemen, I will follow suit!

After all the work I have done I want this rifle to look like a museum piece and more importantly to protect and waterproof it as much as possible. As mentioned I will post pictures when it is finished sometime in mid-December.

Again I want to thank everyone for their contributions to this project. Your help and assistance have been invaluable for a rookie rifle refinisher like me. Let's call it "Our Project"

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Looking forward to the final results .

Go to Amazon and price Johnson Paste Wax. Be prepared!

Hey Craigster, I was looking at these before and after comparisons of the stock today and I am impressed even though I have 5 more oil applications and wax to go.

The grain before and after is quite different and the overly oiled checkering is much nicer cleaned up.

Before



After

That finish really brought out the dark streaks in the wood. Looks good. 😊

The "after" is looking real good.