Carnuba wax? Which one to buy?

[ballandcap]

I swear I've searched every post the search came up with for Carnuba Wax but haven't found a brand name for stock protection. Want to try some for my stock and metal protection. I've been to checkers, auto zone, Wally world, ace hardware. Found different auto carnuba (some says cleans and helps with oxidation, but safe for clear) and Trewax at ace that says it has brazillian carnuba, that I almost bought nut wasn't sure if it was pure or how much was in it or safe for guns.

All I've read on here is to use high quality carnuba, pure carnuba and on. Can someone please give me a brand name and where they bought it so I can get the rIgnt one?
Thank you.

 

For all practical purposes, wood is wood. Any wax that is safe for wood, is safe for "gun wood". Car wax is not made for wood - It's made for clear coats and paint.

 

[gearheart]

Check out Lee Valley or Garrett Wade. They are fine woodworking suppliers and have all kinds of esoteric products.

 

[nmdd]

Don't know if it's right but I have been using "Gold Classâ„¢ Carnauba Plus Paste Wax" seems to do well on my guns..
http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/product_detail.do?q=4622

:idunno:

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

Interesting,

Though wood may be wood for all practicle purposes, I just don't see you dragging your furniture out of the house and thru the woods.

I prefer a wax designed for the purpose that its needed for.

Either this or this

YMMV

 

[Rogue River]

I use Minwax Furniture wax! Johnsons is also good. I use it on the wood and metal. I try not to over-think it, wax is wax! :thumbsup:

 

[Lorne Johnson]

Classic Car wax had the highest Carnuaba wax content that I know of.

Boston Furniture polish (golden cast), and Boston Bowling Alley Wax work well.

 

[plinker]

Another vote for Johnson's Paste Wax. I get mine from either Wally World or Home Depot.

 

[david50]

i use the Birchwood Casey's gun stock wax,works great.

 

[paulvallandigham]

Wax is not a durable finish that you will want to use on BARE WOOD. Usually, Wax is used as a water repellant on TOP OF a good stock finish.

As such, wax is wax. You can buy expensive Carnuba wax sold for surf boards or down hill skis, or for any of the numerous uses its given, or just use what wax you already have.

I have tried lots of different waxes on gunstocks over my life, and none of them last very long. The sweat( acids) in your hands and fingers, as well as friction removes the wax fairly quickly.

Most recently, I have begun using Wonderlube on both my metal parts and the stock of my guns, particularly when I believe I will be out in some form of precipitation before the day ends. The wax and oil seems to stick to the stock finish as well as any other wax, and water beads up on the surfaces equally as well.

I really don't think you can expect any wax to do much else on a wood stock.

 

[zdogk9]

Buy a bottle of Makers Mark the red wax around the cork is carnuba, best of both worlds

 

[plateshooter]

I wipe my wood stocks with a little Ballastol on a rag. Has worked well for me for a long time.

 

[nkbj]

Which wax product works best to seal a linseed oil finish?

 

[wattlebuster]

Git yourself some good ole fashioned johnsons paste wax in the yeller can at wally world an put it on the wood an metal an also your powder horns an it will protect both. I been using it for over 30 yrs an it does a fine job for this ole redneck :thumbsup:

 

[Lorne Johnson]

I use Ballistol that way. After I wipe it on the locks and furniture the stock is kind of done too!

 

[bchannell]

TVM advises to use Type F tranny fluid on wood and metal, except the bore.

 

[kbuck]

Google "carnuaba" and check the results; you'll see many listing for the pure stuff on one of the larger online auction sites.

 

Ballandcap,
Any of the "car" waxes will dry and leave a white residue that then needs to be worked on in any openings in the wood or between wood and metal. If you want to use a wax type coating, try a good shoe polish in the correct shade. It is water repellant, drys brown and any residue that you don't wipe off will not be an eyesore.
Mark

 

[Greenjoytj]

Birchwood Casey's Stock wax is a mixture of carnauba, beeswax and silicone. If works great leaves the wood with a nice feel to it.
The link below will take you to it on the OEM site.
http://birchwoodcasey.scaleslive.c...roductID=ec9c6e4d-c473-4714-9296-5fe9175b5e9b


Considering the harsh environment of the streets and highways I think any modern polymer type car wax would work perfectly.
Some of these auto waxes advertise a once a year use.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I make and sell woodturnings. A final polish I often put on is a high end auto wax. It is: 'Top of the Line Trade Secret Wax'. It is an ivory (you can't see the color) caranuba paste wax. An 8 oz. can is about $50.00. Great product on wood or painted metal.
However, I'll agree with others, you don't need it. Furniture waxes are very good. Johnson's paste wax is a sorta standard and works fine.
For the record, on my guns, I use Kramer's. It is a beeswax based furniture polish. But, I think the company has been sold and is now under a different name.