Renaissance wax woes
 

I tried a small tin of Renaissance wax on one of my guns, and after removing oils and such from the barrels and applying a TEENY bit and rubbing it in, I'm still seeing fingerprints which is not supposed to happen. I got it primarily for some handguns but it has a lot of positive feedback so tried it on my clays gun first. Even when buffing it until the cows come home, I can easily leave fingerprints. Am I crazy or should I just strip it and go back to Clenzoil or Ballistol? Gun sure shines as long as I don't handle it.

I never waxed any of my guns. I wipe down, lubricate, and clean with G96. I have used this since the early 70's. It prevents rust, cleans and lubricates. It is almost identical to Ballistol.

Andy, I've used Renaissance Wax for years but only on the stock. I like the rust protection on metal parts of oils such as Ballistol. I used Renaissance Wax in the past more than I do now. After the season on hard hunted guns, I rub in a bit of TruOil and then rub it off with a clean cloth with the grain. I expecially like this method for guns that have been out in the rain. I usually do one or two iterations depending on the stock.

I like to keep wax as far away from the guns as possible. It can cause issues on wood that is lacking in finish. When it comes to refinishing down the road.

Thanks everyone. I figured if the Brits and Larry Potterfield used it it must be good. Go figure. I'll go back to the regular way of doing things. Thanks for the tip Tom.

I had always used CCL stock refinishing oil on my guns, but my 15 year old supply seemed like it was getting so it would not dry. So it tried Renaissance wax. Made my stocks shiny but I discovered that It performed poorly in rainy weather.
I have since reordered CCL oil and a small tin of CCL stock wax. I have used the wax over the oil finish. My understanding is if I now want to use the oil on the stocks I have waxed I would remove the wax with mineral spirits? Would this be correct?
I also had the stock on my Fox refinished by CSMC, they used a tru-oil finish. So now I have another type of finish to consider when the time comes for end of season maintenance. Gets interesting.

I'm slowly learning there is no right way to do anything in this world from cleaning guns to making an omelet to which gun oil is best : )

The proper way to make an omelette is to continually pull the cooked egg into the center of the pan and roll the uncooked egg out to the edges.
When all the liquid egg has solidified you then have to toss at least 2 feet into the air to allow the omelette a 180* revolution to finish cooking the topside.

I'm not a fan of folding omelettes onto a plate, I like to serve them up flat or pancake style.

I think this is the last word on making an omelet here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10etP1p2bU

As Anthony Bourdain wrote, "If Jaques Pepin says use a fork in a teflon pan to make an omelet you better use an f***** fork.."

Do NOT use gun oil to make an omlette. A pat of butter works much better...!:shock: