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Topic: Bare metal / rust

Posted By: paddyofurniture
Subject: Bare metal / rust
Date Posted: February 13 2026 at 12:45pm

Anyone hear this before?

Fluid film (wool wax) for bare metal. It takes a while to dry though.

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Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 13 2026 at 1:28pm

First I have heard of it. Sorry, nothing to add on my end.

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Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually

Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 13 2026 at 5:34pm

no , but renaissance wax works

Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 13 2026 at 6:02pm

how do you apply it?

Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 13 2026 at 6:14pm

with a patch after thorough cleaning to remove alll oils ,

Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 13 2026 at 6:18pm

Thanks!

Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 13 2026 at 8:20pm

Renaissance wax is also used on collector coins, especially bronze/copper to protect the surface from oxidation. It changes the color of copper coins into a more rosy or brownish tint type look, un-natural for sure and has devalued many high end collector coins as a result.

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Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually

Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: February 14 2026 at 5:40am

Fluid Film and Wool Wax are both lanolin based spray on rust inhibitors. They don’t actually dry, may leave a sticky coating. Used for undercoating vehicles. I’ve never tried them.

What did you want to use it for?

Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: February 14 2026 at 7:29am

I have read some people put it on guns. It was news to me.

Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: February 14 2026 at 8:46am

That seem surprising, perhaps fine for hidden areas like the barrel under the fore-end stock, but I’d think it would be sticky, tacky, on exposed services. Fine for the underside of vehicles.

Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 15 2026 at 6:28am

I use a product on my pattern 53 Enfield, that leaves the barrel looking like I had it chromed.(& I was accused of that more than once).
It also works wonders on the brass parts.
I dunno if its available stateside or not. I brought a tube to Rhino's a few squares back cuz he couldn't source it.

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Loose wimmen tightened here

Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: February 15 2026 at 8:15am

Hoadie, how is Rhino these days, we don't see him post here very often? I know he works a LOT.

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Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually

Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 15 2026 at 9:43am

Talked to him last week. He's got "stuff" goin on, but he's ok

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Loose wimmen tightened here

Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: February 15 2026 at 9:52am

I post with him on F/B all the time. He's OK as far as I know.

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Posted By: bubba ho tep
Date Posted: February 15 2026 at 10:24am

Kroil in copious amounts with #0000 steel wool. Then wipe down and then apply Fluid film. Only way to go. You do not want to use a thick agent like fluid film and steel wool together as any rust particulate loosened with will stay in the thick medium and literally scrub any original finish between it and steel wool. Flushing with kroil and steel wool makes the initial cleaning proper to avoid the abrasive attack.

Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: February 15 2026 at 2:16pm

Stuff I use is clay based - so theres no scratching etc like steel wool leaves.

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Loose wimmen tightened here

Posted By: bubba ho tep
Date Posted: February 16 2026 at 9:23am

#0000 steel wool does not scratch. It's the dislodged rust particulates that if not flushed with a penetrating oil while addressing surface rust WILL SCRATCH . Using Fluid film is a post cleaning protection as it's thick medium holds the dislodged rust particulate in the wool and will work against the remaining metal finish you are trying to save.

Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: February 16 2026 at 11:48am

the Big 45 pads dont scratch or remove finish only the rust prior ttp applying wax , they are reasonable on line but and last quite a while ,