Bedding release agent

[holstil]

I’ve always used kiwi shoe polish and Devon.
I’m gonna try jb weld for bedding.
Kiwi still work?
I’ve thought about using eesox.

What do you like for jb weld?

Thx.

 

[WSnyder]

McLube SAILKOTE for a spray on. LPS used to have a mold release spray that worked well too. Johnsons paste wax works if you have some or can find it. I've been sampling the Pro-Bed wax lately. Works fine. Two coats just like you'd do with Johnsons or Kiwi.

 

[Bc'z]

1 shot

 

[holstil]

Ha ha, going through the closet now.

I do have 1 shot.

 

[Pyscodog]

One Shot works good and easy to clean up.

 

[Walt Krafft]

Any good paste wax. Several coats. Let each coat dry and buff smooth before the next coat.

 

[LVLAaron]

Brownells stuff works fine. I got some of the mold release that LRI sells. I like it a lot. Seems to be a much thinner coat which I like. Customers love a tight fit.

 

[clowdis]

Another vote for the Brownell's spray on release. Have used it for years with no issues.

 

[jpx2rk]

I’ve always used kiwi shoe polish and Devon.
I’m gonna try jb weld for bedding.
Kiwi still work?
I’ve thought about using eesox.

What do you like for jb weld?

Thx.

I've used kiwi clear shoe polish and JB Weld in the past, works fine. I put a couple rounds of the shoe polish on with the buffing inbetween to make sure I had good coverage, and also taped off the recoil lug with blue painters tape with shoe polish over it, worked good.

 

[kendog]

You cannot put two coats of wax on anything. It is an evaporative finish, it doesn't build up. The solvents in the second coat dissolve the first, and they become one.
I have used Johnsons floor wax for years with good results. Lately have been using CRC Lecithin Mold Release with good results also.
Went to look for a link to it and it appears to be discontinued. Still available on Amazon.

 

[ChristianSilver]

I have been using Honey Wax, actions come out clean and easy. Bedding looks very good.
I also apply a coat and allow to dry, buff, polish and repeat 2 x…

 

[Fast14riot]

I've used Part-all paste #2 for years. Works excellent for every kind of epoxy.

 

[jpx2rk]

You cannot put two coats of wax on anything. It is an evaporative finish, it doesn't build up. The solvents in the second coat dissolve the first, and they become one.
I have used Johnsons floor wax for years with good results. Lately have been using CRC Lecithin Mold Release with good results also.
Went to look for a link to it and it appears to be discontinued. Still available on Amazon.

Google says that wax can build up layers.

 

[Edd]

Anyone ever tried Dupont Dry Lubricant? I doesn't cost a lot.

 

[kendog]

Google says that wax can build up layers.

Dig a little deeper...! Paste wax has a solvent carrier. It evaporates and leaves wax. The next application, whether 20 minutes or twenty years, the solvent in the new softens the old. That is just the way it is!
I googled it and it seems some wax can build up. Ear wax!!

 

[jpx2rk]

Dig a little deeper...! Paste wax has a solvent carrier. It evaporates and leaves wax. The next application, whether 20 minutes or twenty years, the solvent in the new softens the old. That is just the way it is!
I googled it and it seems some wax can build up. Ear wax!!

I googled shoe polish, as that is what I stated I used as do others. Never used the "wax".

 

[rabradshaw]

I’ve always used kiwi shoe polish and Devon.
I’m gonna try jb weld for bedding.
Kiwi still work?
I’ve thought about using eesox.

What do you like for jb weld?

Thx.

Like @ChristianSilver said, the wax we used worked great as a release agent with JB Weld.
My .02 worth, if you think do I need more tape, use more tape. Blue painters tape worked great. I even put a little wax on top of it to aid with clean up.

 

[kendog]

I googled shoe polish, as that is what I stated I used as do others. Never used the "wax".

Shoe polish/Paste wax pretty much all the same. Give them a whiff. They all have some sort of volatile solvent as a carrier.
Bottom line is do what works best for you. If you have a routine that works, the thing shoots better, and the customers dont cry, it's good!

 

[Fast14riot]

Just leave a small bit of paste wax out, open to the air. As the solvents evaporate it will shrink up. I have a small tub like this that got left open in my tool box.

 

[linebaugh]

I used JB weld many years ago and it is a poor bedding product IMO. It's to flowable and it shrinks... evetually cracks. I saw this on two different guns. I have used marine tex for a very long time now and have never looked back. Kind of pricey and you have to order it more than likely. In temp controlled environment like my basement it will last a cpl years before I feel compelled to toss it. The smaller tin, not sure on size, will do several guns easily for skim bedding and lug area.
Yellow can johnsons paste wax, no longer made I assume, works great and I will retire with the same can I have had for 20 years now.