stock stripped and ready for wax

[Chief Wiggum]

i have stripped my siroccos stock right down and added 3 coats of danish oil and its looking very nice, is three coats enough or would i need a few more??
also its ready to wax, i have just got some clear wax, now i am wondering how/which way is the best to use this stuff?
what way should i rub the wax into the wood? in circles/towards the grain? away from it?? do i give it a few coats? please help, its looking nice and i dont want to f$£k it up

[paul.s]

Danish oil on a regular basis, no need for wax.

[Chief Wiggum]

thanks mate, but i have already bought it now, can anyone else give me a few tips with using the wax please

[hareng]

Mr Miagee says, Whax on wax off, wax on whax off.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Mr Miagee says, Whax on wax off, wax on whax off.

Ah-so!
(or is that ah-sole!)

[Prodigal]

Don't forget to close the curtains though. Wouldn't want the neighbours to see you whaxing off would you!!

[Gwylan]

With oil, they say, "once a day for a week, once a week for a month, and once a month for a year." If you wax on top of oil, then try oil again, you mess up the wax. (I think I know what I mean..! )

Gus

[Chief Wiggum]

With oil, they say, "once a day for a week, once a week for a month, and once a month for a year." If you wax on top of oil, then try oil again, you mess up the wax. (I think I know what I mean..! )

Gus

so are you basically saying that wax shouldnt be used over oil? yo have confused me abit?

can someone give me a straight answer? i have give the stock 3 coats of danish oil, and i am waiting to wax it, any tips would be very helpful, i just want to get it finished and up and running

[lightning22]

so are you basically saying that wax shouldnt be used over oil? yo have confused me abit?

can someone give me a straight answer? i have give the stock 3 coats of danish oil, and i am waiting to wax it, any tips would be very helpful, i just want to get it finished and up and running

There is no final answer really, if you wax it then you don't continue to oil it afterwards.

If you oil it there really is no end, I prefer to oil only as it is easier to repair in spots when you dink the stock.

Rich

[raggity]

the wax fills the grain slightly and waterproofs the stock but then it also stops any oil from penetrating the wood. use the oil and keep the wax for your shoes or furniture or something

[digitaldwarf]

and make sure that you do the inlleting as well
juist because it is not seen dosent mean its not important
here speaks the voice of experiance
i now have a rusty mk3 sport

[Chief Wiggum]

and make sure that you do the inlleting as well
juist because it is not seen dosent mean its not important
here speaks the voice of experiance
i now have a rusty mk3 sport

you mentioned the inletting period, are you meaning wood asborbing the wax? if so how long would you say leave it until?
how much wax do i put on? i havnt used it before! do i do coats??

ok now we are getting somewhere, the stock keeps getting darker everytime i add another coat, and i dont want it anymore darker than it it now.. so if i add the wax i wont oil it after that...

[digitaldwarf]

just make sure that you oil or wax the inleting .Get every bit covered ,coated or treated so it cant retain or absorb water .The bits out of site dont need to look good but they do need to be treated .


Supermic if you want to add this to your tips section feel free

[Raygun]

you mentioned the inletting period, are you meaning wood asborbing the wax? if so how long would you say leave it until?
how much wax do i put on? i havnt used it before! do i do coats??

ok now we are getting somewhere, the stock keeps getting darker everytime i add another coat, and i dont want it anymore darker than it it now.. so if i add the wax i wont oil it after that...

By "inletting" he means the cut out bit of the stock the action fits in. It's more important to oil this than the outside of the stock as that is where the water would collect if it rains.

If you are going to wax polish over the oiled finish just make sure you rub it down with your preferred medium (ie wire wool) before you re-oil.

ATB
Ray.

[Gwylan]

so are you basically saying that wax shouldnt be used over oil? yo have confused me abit?

can someone give me a straight answer? i have give the stock 3 coats of danish oil, and i am waiting to wax it, any tips would be very helpful, i just want to get it finished and up and running

What I was trying to say was if you put wax on top of oil, that ends the process for a while. As Rich says, some people prefer not to use any wax, but give the stock a coat of oil, rubbed in by hand every so often, as part of a continous process. You can choose which method you like, its just personal preference..

Gus