Do you all add anything to your factory finishes for especially inclimate weather? Wax, oil? If so, what works best for you? TIA...

Car wax works decently. Take the action out, make sure the barrel channel is waxed as well. Also, take the recoil pad off and wax the butt end.

9.3, I use a product called, Howards Feed&Wax, have for many years and it has served me and the guns very well here in the rain forrests of western washington

good old car wax works quite well, on the metal too.

Probably the most important thing is to make sure that the barrel channel and all of the inletted areas have a good finish on them so they won't suck up any moisture. I'd check under the grip cap and the butt plate too and use a good polyurethane finish in those areas. After that whatever you like, wax, oil, furniture polish whatever beads up the water and lets it run off a bit.

I've used CCL Fine Wax Polish , and have been basically more pleased with this than other varieties I've tried earlier.

Several coats of the whatever kind of wax you have, floor wax works good, car wax too. And like someone said, its fine on the metal also.

Wax put on correctly can be tought/hard to get off, in some circles, its considered a finish.

I've used furniture wax on the chequering, barrel channel and under the butt plate of a Marlin 1895SS as the wood on these stocks seem to "drink" water. Another trick I've heard of is to paint the barrel channel with a thin araldite, let it soak in and dry, then a light sandpaper.
Cheers...
Con

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Originally posted by 9.3x62:
Do you all add anything to your factory finishes for especially inclimate weather? Wax, oil? If so, what works best for you? TIA...

Not really. A fresh coat of oil on oil finishes and on the metal, Otherwise I just go hunting and then extend whatever care is nessecary back at camp afterwards. Thats what a good finish is for.

I wet sand numerous coats of thinned marine spar on all of the rifles that I really hunt with-been real happy with it so far-plus it makes a nice looking stock.