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I am about to wax a shotgun stock and forearm with Renaissance Wax and was wondering if the checkered areas can be problematic? Could you folks offer up some hints that I will find helpful? I have very little experience waxing guns and need the help...thank you.
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Hi Gary,
Ren Wax is good stuff but like any wax or finish will clog checkering. This nice thing about Ren Wax is that it is soft. If you want to get wax into the checkering take a soft toothbrush and brush/polish it out of the checkering then buff the rest of the piece.
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Why do you feel the need to wax a stock?
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Why do you feel the need to wax a stock? Why do you care?
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Hi, when I use this wax, I keep it out of the checkering. I just was a soft rag and wax around the checkering, you really don't need to wax the checkering. If some does get into it, like Philbert said, just use a toothbrush.
One thing with Ren wax, don't let it dry too much. If it gets hard it's a bit of a chore to get off. What I do is wax one side of the stock, then apply to the other side. When that's done, I buff the first side I applied it to.
Good Luck!
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Why do you feel the need to wax a stock? Why do you care? Makes it look better. Provides some but not much water resistance. There's also some scratch protection from a layer of wax. Mostly its just visual though...Geo
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I wax my guns for the same reasons as noted above.
Additionally unlike oil airborne grit doesn't get imbedded in wax.
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I ordered some and based upon the price was expecting a can the size of an oil can and not the size of a snuff can. 
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GlS:
The good news is it will last you a long time. I've been using the same can for years and it's still half full.
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I've got a little can of that Ren...wax. I like to put a little bit around the wood:metal areas on my hunting guns just in case I get caught in a rain. Not sure if I'm doing any good, but I do it anyway. I did put some on a stock once and buffed it, but it was sort of a mess IMHO. Not too sure I would do that again. Maybe it's ok for a polyurethane or varnish finish, but for an oil finish......a mess at least for me.
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