Wax or Oil for wood stock?

Howards Feed and Wax. Clay @ Prophet River Firearms sells it. Nothing but the best and protects just as good as anything.
 
This is an interesting thread. I hadn't seen the Howard's before, though I've used beeswax blended into oil before for stocks. It isn't really my favorite as alone it seems softer and takes longer to harden than carnauba wax. One you might want to try is a product called Sunwax. It is an outdoor furniture polish made up of carnauba, beeswax, and orange oil. It also has UV inhibitors added. A bit added to linseed oil carries the wax into the wood for a nice finish. A few drops of the linseed oil blend is also good for a quick refresh on an oil finish.
 
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I found 'Conservator's Wax' at Lee Valley tools website. I'm going to check out their store and see if they have it. It looks like same as the Renaissance wax and is made in Canada.
 
Use regular floor wax or any wood wax found in a hardware store.
Tung oil doesn't need wax. Waxing tung oil is just a coat on top of it that really doesn't do much. Fixing a scratch in an oil finish only requires a bit more oil. Wax needs more than just more wax.
 
roche1982 said:
To wax(Howards Feed n Wax) my old Remington 1100. Do I need 'tear it down' and if so, what does that actually entail.
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Remove the action screws and separate the stock from the barrelled action so you can get the wax on the inside surfaces the stock so if rain gets in there the wood will not absorb water.
 
Prophet River said:
Track, what is the shotgun?
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Hey, sorry that I missed your post. The shotgun is a Fabarm (made in Italy) Beta IV. It comes with 5 choke tubes, 30 inch barrels, ejectors, leather hard case and needless to say, beautiful walnut on both sides of the stocks. I purchased it from The Shooting Edge about 6-7 years ago. It works as good as it looks. This gun hates ducks, so much that it kills them.
 
I got some Clapham's Beeswax polish from Lee Valley. Made in Salt Spring Island, BC. 7 oz jar $25. I like it. It is not a hard wax, has the consistency of butter at room temperature. Repels water very well.
 
Sears sometimes have bees wax impregnated cloths. When I see them for sale, I usually buy half a dozen. They provide a natural wax finish, without too much residue. I swear by them on all my wood stocked rifles.

For oiled walnut, I use a simple lemon oil, let dry overnight, then finish with the bees wax cloth to help seal the oil.
 
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