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Hi all, couple of guys on another forum hooked me up with a great wax for gunstocks. The wax is called "Trewax - Clear"(get it at Ace Hardware). This stuff really works, I've tried Johnsons, B-C Stock Wax, Formbys Lemon Oil, but this beats them all hands down.
I used it on my BSS/S, the stock was dull (and I mean dull), applied 3 coats of this wax and boy the stock has a very nice gloss to it (not a high gloss like poly, just a very nice warm sheen) I can see my face in the stock now.
This stuff really works, thought some of you may want to know about it.
All the best!!
Greg
Gregory J. Westberg
MSG, USA
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Briwax is brilliant stuff to use.Many antique shops use it and sell it to enhance their wares.
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Trewax has high percentage of carnuba, combined with more easily buffed waxes, that give really good fill and film toughness, yet is relatively one of the more durable waxes commercially available.
Also available in dark brown and Indian Sand [burnt sienna range]. The clear seems to be the most durable, but the other two are invaluble for applying shading on the final effect over the finish of restorations.
In general, high grade, hard paste waxes provide the most utility and value vs the liquid and soft waxes. Also, be careful of using liquid or semi-liquid wax that are marketed in 'colors' : walnut, oak, maple, mahogany, etc. They are fine for tarting up inexpensive antique furniure for quicker turnovers. Also, never used on the really good pieces, by the top end dealers.
You see, the heavy dye content in them can strike thru gaps in a degraded finish and leave permanant and unsightly stains in the unprotected portion of the wood. As with 'everything finishes', treatments must examined with respect to cost, expectations, goals, and long term effect on the object.
For the performance, relative cost, and lack of potential harm Trewax clear is right up among the top contenders, as a renewable sacrificial coat on metal and wood.
Relax; we're all experts here.
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Good...........i just bought some! 
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Is it better than Goddard's Cabinet Makers Wax?  Goddard's is 'By appoitment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.....'
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Been using it for years. Good stuff.
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