ml coating

[doc623]

May have posted this before if so ignore and accept apologies - but don't remember if I did.
Subject - Coating of mls and cap and ball pistols with black powder residue after shooting.
Does any one know of any substance to coat parts - outside -
of the metalic parts to prevent or make for easier cleaning
of the ml/cap&ball ml?
Don't waste your time and space telling me about the various methods for cleaning ml after firing as I already know and have probably
tried most methods and that is not the question.
There is one company that will take cap and ball revolvers and apply a permanent coating - don't want to spend an additional $95-100+ for the service. And have had no feed back on this type of product and the pros/cons.
I thought that polishing the metalic parts to a smooth near mirror finish may help in that there would be not the rough surfaces for the residue to attach to and/or make for easier clean up.
Any thoughts on the subject?
Thanks
Doc

 

[Stumpkiller]

Buff them up with beeswax. The fouling won't stick to it.

 

[microbe1]

I agree with stumpkiller... I happened upon this by accident as I wiped a good amount of beezwax into the gaps between the wood and metal, around the breach end of the barrel..I figured any fouling would not pass under the barrel and rust... I hate pulling guns apart too often... I coated the underside of the barrel and the stock with beeswax...figuring on a protective film??
Now I tend to swear a light coat of wax over the metal..I guess it might burn as you fire... but seems to clean up nicely when the shooting is done.
Al

 

[11th corps]

You mean like car wax?

 

[doc623]

Thanks for the input.
Tried the wax - sort of and it did help.
What I did use was a combination of beeswax, paraffin, and lanoline. The same that I use to lub my wads.
What I also did - and this was on a cap and ball revolver - was to first to polish the part to mirror bright finish where the residue sticks. I thought that this would not permit the residue to stick as much as a rougher surface and so far it turns out that I was right as clean up was a snap compared to the original surface.
Thanks again.
Dos