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Combat Controller wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:19 am Any suggestions on wood polishing etc? I want this one to shine and also a few others like my wooden stocked Socom M1a.....
Toilet bowl ring, then rub in with a clean rag.
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HTRN wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 9:12 pm
Combat Controller wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:19 am Any suggestions on wood polishing etc? I want this one to shine and also a few others like my wooden stocked Socom M1a.....
Toilet bowl ring, then rub in with a clean rag.
That is beeswax and should work well. I don't rub, I use a car buffer with the sheepskin cloth. makes for a very good shine. Bremel with similar pad for the areas that cant reach.
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Precision wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:04 pm That is beeswax
Maybe 30 years ago, but today, almost all of them are some flavor of petroleum based wax.

I picked up that kink from Mark Novak on YouTube, who is criminally underfollowed.
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Netpackrat wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:45 am The algorithm does not approve of channels like his.
Oh G*d no. He shows repairing of firearms.

If I had the hard drive space, I'd download all the anvil episodes, as him getting banned is a question of "when", not "if".
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HTRN wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:53 pm
Precision wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 12:04 pm That is beeswax
Maybe 30 years ago, but today, almost all of them are some flavor of petroleum based wax.

I picked up that kink from Mark Novak on YouTube, who is criminally underfollowed.
The one that came with my new toilet is (or at least claims to be) beeswax. Good to know that it normally isn't anymore. I tossed it aside and went with a silicone one.
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I actually have some beeswax around here. I'll buff some in! Thanks
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