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Buzz, trick is to wipe it on with the grain and polish off before it dries hard. Works great and I love the stuff.

Ok, great Joe. I will try that. What advantage do you think the Ren wax provides to the wood? Protection, or do you think it just provides a shine for appearance? Do you think I'm doing any good preventing moisture getting to internals putting it at wood:metal interface, or am I just tooting my own horn???

I use it on the metal of my hunting guns as it attract less dirt than oil would. Never tried it on my oil finished stocks.

It seems like a nice product, but I'm not sure it's any better than Tree wax or Johnsons paste, and you can buy a whole lot of either of those for the price of that little bitty Ren wax can.

Buzz, I don't see how you could go wrong putting it in or on any joints. Just seems to make sense to me. I think there is a lot of carnauba wax in it and is sure water resistant. As a coating over an oil finished stock my guess is it really helps, theoretically at least.

I purchased Conservator's Wax (from Lee Valley Tools I think) as its price was more attractive. I use it to protect CCH colours.

Just an old softie I guess. When inexperienced people ask for helpful hints about gunstocks and checkering, something I've been doing for 40 years, I try to oblige. The more I understand the mission the more specific I can be with the hints.

Here's my blanket hint on waxing gunstocks...don't do it until one hour before you take it into the gunshow to sell it.

GaryO - I've been using Renaissance Wax on my stocks for 2 decades + and absolutely love it. Like our friend from North Dakota with so many beautiful guns I, too, avoid the checkering. As he said, it just doesn't need it. See for yourself; wax the whole stock except for the checkering and then look at the gun.

I've never had any trouble with this wax as others report. After rubbing it in with circular motions I then buff with a soft, clean cloth. Beautiful!

For several years I have used Renaissance Wax on the uncheckered areas on my gun stocks before I go out into a wet hunting day. I sometimes will put it on the checkering with a toothbrush but that is not a regular thing. I have not used it on the metal surfaces as I use EESOX on metal.

I have never had any issues with it and agree the little bottle goes a long way.

Helpful Hint:
Ren wax tends to harden up in the can after awhile.
Add a little turpentine to soften it back up again.
Jim