Thread: Wood Stock finish issue

Just got some Birchwood Casey stock wax for the Mrs shotgun
Rubbed it in, and after couple mins, its gone all milky

WTF?

Has it reacted with what was already on the stock?? and more to the point, how do I fix it???

Has it cleared up yet? I have used varnish that was milky but cleared up, maybe same concept

Nope - add more over top and it goes clear while wet.. the white when it dries

This is what it looks like
Put more on and it goes clear, till it dries again.

Looks just like when fish and chip fat goes through the paper and onto Mrs glorybox/coffee table thing - clears up with pledge or something though

WTF is going on?

RTFM ?

Don't you need to buff it ?

Did you have any other coatings or products on the stock other than std varnish?

Manual says apply coats
Buffed and buffed - all it does is give you a sore arm lol
No idea on products already on the stock as a used gun and new to us.
Not varnished, but not oiled so presume wax sealed

Could be shellac finish on the stock if not varnish or oil.

Are you using the stock wax "neat" ? So no dilution or anything else added ?

Yip straight out of the bottle

I fail big time with wood on guns
I made the colour disappear out of my AK forensic and now this LOL

Should stick to plastic and stainless

Haha, couple of other Internet references to BC wax going milky.... So not good news

Most guys seem to recommend carnuba, which is just plain shoe polish...

I have found the milky thing a little afyer searching but no reason or fix

This is carnauba beeswax and silicon apparently
Forend didn't do it which is strange
High wear areas in stock are ok so I'm assuming it was whatever was on the stock before hand?

Now what? LOL

For woodturning, veggie turps is the way we get liming wax off of wood, but there may be some less extreme way of removing the wax...

Mineral turps works as well, but you'd struggle to get rid of the hydrocarbon smell.

Fuck Spanners that would just rip your undies. Take it to the supplier and suggest that they better fix it up even if the have to get the woodwork stripped, sanded and re finished.

Brakeclean?

i would have said it is the silicon as the solvent dries in the mix. so when wet, it is clear but the silicone appears as it dries.
meths or turps if the meths dont work, then if that dosent do it i would give it a trip to the dish washer, run the wood in with a load of dishes, (just slip it in whilst the wife dosent see) the dish washing powders will strip any oils and waxes off like nothing else, but the heat will crack a painted/varnished surface, so if it is an oil/wax finish it should be fine.
you wouldnt beleve it is the same piece of wood in some cases when dealing with a heavily soaked stock, it will also raise any dings whilst it goes.
i would sugest that a $8 bottle of boiled lindsead oil will be a good investment, it will provide a beautiful finish but wont harm or react with other finishes good for conditioning old stocks.
greg

Thanks for the ideas guys

I tried some 'pledge' over it - milky gone away
So as suggested above, its on the top layer - maybe silicon?
BUT if i put the Stock Wax over the pledge surface, I get the same milkyness - pattern that was under the pledge

Might try some meths and see how it goes

Only issues with a refinish is me and wood dont go good together and the forend would need to be done also
Looks like a 'send it off' job LOL