I have a Remington Mod. 30 That was made between 1920 and 1940. It is 100% original and until my recent purchase of this rifle it has not been touched in many years. There are no rust problems but the stock is very dry. I have applied several coats of Birchwood Casey's Gun stock wax, buffing off the exess every time. The overall appearance is somewhat improved, but the wax leaves a white residue in all of the nooks and crannies and I am having a hard time removing them. Am I using the right product for the task at hand?

I'm interested in what others have to say. When I have a dry finish I swipe my wifes can of "Liquid Gold" and spray it down with that , leave it set 5-10 minutes then wipe it down. It is a spray furniture protectant that has almond oil or something in it. A squirt and a used toothbrush will clean up your checkering for you.

Well not by itself but you get the idea.



.....Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Worthing, Dr. Howard!!.....

Brownells sells some stuff called Renassance Wax and Renassance Cleaner. I have tried it for cleaning and protecting wood and metal...and have had very good results in removing small amounts of rust from steel and built up gunk on wooden stocks.

Supposedly, museums use it to maintain antiques...because it cleans without the worry of damage to the material being cleaned.

Rick

Flitz makes a very good Rifle Stock Wax.
I would also consider investing in their 'micro-fiber' cloth.
It is a very fine haired cloth that grabs any little loose particles on the stock as well as the metal.
It is especially good on the metal because it picks up any little micro rust particles, even those you can't see.
It will feel almost like sandpaper the first few times you wipe it along the gun but after that you will really start to see a shine.
Flitz in general makes good stuff.

-Spencer