Johnson's paste wax?

[catman]

a friend of mine that has lots of old winchesters uses plain old johnson's past wax for long term storage in his safe, he just gives his guns a good going over with CLP the night before and wipes of the excess and rubs it down with the paste wax two nights in a row then rubs of the paste wax film the third night and puts them in the safe for the year, and he has some very nice old winchesters that always have looked great with NO rust problems at all he says and they look great. (just wondering if anyone eles has heard of this). i did mine in the last 3 days and they look well protected by doing this. will see how it works myself.
thanks

[gunnut69]

I've used wax myself..  just don't remember if it's Johnsons or not(KIDDING!!!)??  I swithed to a stuff called RustPreventIy a few years ago.  It's a spray that is some type of wax.  No better than the wax but a whole lot easier to apply..  Spray it on, wait 15 minutes, wipe it off.  Good for a year (or two).

[John Traveler]

I've heard that professional museum arms curators use something called Microcrystaline Wax to preserve and protect antique guns.

Johnson's wax sounds pretty good.  It's also an old machinist's trick to wax machined work surfaces and tables to prevent rusting.  I would think that you need to clean and degrease before the waxing to get maximum protection.

I guess because we have a relatively dry climate that we don't think about the constant attention that being in a more humid climate requires.  You boys in the midwest and deep south get lots of humidity, don't you?

John

[Mikey]

Catman:  I've used paste wax for years to protect my firearms from the elements or as they go into long term storage.  Works in the cold and snow, heat and humidity, or rain.  You can use Johnson's Paste Wax or you can use any car wax.  Sone of the best ones out now are the polymer spray waxes.  They go on incredibly easy and give you a hard protective coat.  I've had the wax stay on the barrel after lots of shooting and getting the barrel hot, even after the stock starts oozing oils.  They work.  You may want a softer paste wax for easier application.  HTH.  Mikey.

[gunnut69]

In Missouri our summers are just tremendously humid with relative numbers in the 80's and 90's(percent relative humidity) all the time.  The wax your speaking of is called 'Renasiance Wax' (sp.).  It's sold by several distributors and is basically a very refined carnuba wax.  I also use a wax I found that was specifically for marble table tops.  Just about out of it though and haven't found it in the usual places..

[lashlaruhe]

25 years ago a famous pistolsmith that didn't like stainless handguns said use a good silicon automobile wax. Put on several coats and buff down that will prevent rust.
 just my 0.02 worth

[Mikey]

gunnut:  if you can't find the was that was used for marble table tops, try a small container of 'Bowling Alley' wax.  That stuff is hard as nails.  Also, try some of the polymer wax, that seems to hold up really well.  HTH.  Mikey.

[gunnut69]

Mikey
I don't like the polymerized waxes but the bowling alley wax is intriguing...  The main thing is the percentage of carnuba wax in the product.  That stuff dries hard as nails and is totally water repellant.  It just beads up and runs off.  I've several shelves of different stuff I've tried for this and that over the years.  Some worked real well others not worth a hoot.  I guess I am never completely satisfied...

[alchemist]

Yep its great preservative but you gotta take it out of the stock and do evertything or it can rust under the stock where moisture gathers.  By the way if you're glass bedding a stock, it's theeeee best release agent!!