On another forum, David Kennedy, former curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, stated that they apply a coat of microcrystalline Wax to all their firearms and, in his experience, suggested that this was the best thing they had found for their purposes. I imagine heavy coats of grease don't display well. The two waxes are Renaissance Wax and Conservator's Wax. I use Conservator's Wax for all my old firearms, applied to both the metal and the wood. I've been using it for over a year now and it has completely stopped the occasional spot of surface rust that would sometimes appear during a humid summer in spite of the oiled metal.
Last edited by KirkD; 03/06/12 03:10 PM.
