Marty This gun needed very little cleaning so protecting the wood was not an issue. The Frontier pads will not harm wood finish.

left lock is cleaned -

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8187


http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8190

to confirm my suspicion of poor storage not use

the wood is really pretty clean - the outside of the box has been cleaned - inside is about done (after this pic )

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8189

Looks really good lots of elbow grease!

Them locks are looking really good after cleaning. Should be a real pleasure to use this gun after all the sweat and hard work you are putting in.