Renaissance Wax on nickel plated Colt?

[Cohiba]

Hey All,I keep readin'how some guys like to put Renaissance Wax on their nickel plated Colts.So,does a person just wipe down the gun...no oiling...then apply the wax?

Does this melt into the finish after prolonged firing? If you use a light wipe of oil,then a wipe to remove excess, whats the purpose of the wax?Just to wax it up and make it shine....like my truck?

Give this "uneducated" Okie the scoop on Renaissance Wax, its application, interaction with gun oil and all the rest.Thanks!

Cohiba

[Kid Sopris]

If we tell ya, you will have to take a blood oath for secrecy.

[pyshtrvr]

C'mon man.

[Oyeboten]

I would like to know more about this also.


I would imagine that the presence of slight Oil would not interfere with the application of the Wax, but, would simply blend with it without any issues, yes?

[Collects]

My procedure is to first Eezox a firearm, then heat it a bit with a hair dryer (new part of procedure), then wax both the metal and the stocks with Renaissance Wax.

I no longer use oil on my small collection of firearms.

I recently read in a gun collector magazine that application of a little, not a lot, of heat to the firearm before waxing it makes the wax much more effective at repelling corrosion. A museum determined that looking at its collection following a flood.

I am under the impression (not from first-hand experience; from reading) that oil might render the wax hazy or cloudy.

[broknaxl]

It does make em shine !!!!!!

[dickttx]

In using the Ren Wax on a stainless, do you also use it on the rough part of the stainless, or just the shiney?

[Kid Sopris]

In using the Ren Wax on a stainless, do you also use it on the rough part of the stainless, or just the shiney?

I don't see any advantage of using a polishin or waxing agent on a DULL surface. Now bright stainless is another matter.

There is also NO NEED to apply oil to the outside areas of any treated Firearm that has wax or Flitz applied.

The oil acts like a magnet and attracts foreign bodies which adhere to the oil bearing areas. The bodies carry properties that eventually attack the guns surface. I know many of you live in humid areas, but the oil; belongs on the inside. The wax that is being used will protect the firearm providing you wipe it down gently every so often to remove dust particles.

In the case of firing the firearm, waxed areas clean up easier and faster. Just remember to apply a fresh coat after thoroughly cleaning the firearm after use.

[Radioactive]

I've got a couple of old National resonator guitars from the early '30s, they're made of German Silver, I've been using Carnuba Wax on them wit very good results.

[Collects]

In using the Ren Wax on a stainless, do you also use it on the rough part of the stainless, or just the shiney?

The Ren Wax will keep moisture off of the rough parts just as well as off the shiny parts.

The rough/matte finish parts will not get shine with Ren Wax, but WILL get protected.