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I attended a SxS shoot a couple weeks ago and with big rain expected I slathered a coat of Johnson’s Paste Wax on my gun. Fortunately the rain didn’t amount to much, but now I need to clean off the wax. What’s the best way to remove it?
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I've never had to remove any. I've used Johnson's Paste Wax for years. I always applied it, then rubbed the excess off after it hazed over, and before taking it into bad weather. Never saw enough remaining to fuss over.
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Mineral Spirits will remove it.
A cloth or paper towel dampened with it will do.
It won't harm any bluing or damascus finishes. Pretty tame stuff.
Most wood finishes if well cured/dryed won't be effected by it in a simple wipe down.
However, a plain rubbed in Linseed type finish on wood can be wiped off with mineral spirits generally.
It'll leave the wood plain looking, dull and begging for another one of those hand rubbed finishes.
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Sounds good. My first thought was mineral spirits but I thought I’d better double check. Thanks
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Seems like a waste to remove it, unless you are going to be refinishing the wood or metal. If you simply applied an excessive amount, then Stan's advice is fine. I also have used it for many years, and never saw any need to remove it.
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Leave it alone, DT. The residual paste wax that remains after a good dry rubdown won't hurt a thing.
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If you see anything but a shiny finish you have way too much on or the finish was a satin finish to start with and the wax has filled the textured surface. Wax is basically a heavy paraffin so any paraffinic hydrocarbon should remove it. Mineral spirits will work but anything else handy should also do it.
As mentioned, mineral spirits and other solvents will work but they can suck an oil finish out of the stock. I use it to remove old oil finishes from stocks before recoating. For wiping off wax, use some lighter hydrocarbon like heptane.
The best advise is as stated above; buff it down good and enjoy the shine. If it is a poly finish on a modern gun, don't worry about any of this and wipe it off with mineral spirits then don't do it again. You don't need it. Poly and plastic finishes are waterproof. Damage to the stock would be caused by wood getting under the butt plate or into the action and infiltrating the raw wood in those areas.
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