Use of Renaissance Wax on knife blades?

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SanLuisObispo

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Do any of you happen to use Renaissance Wax on your knives? Particularly any presentation knives that are largely wall-hangers? Has it worked out well? Thanks.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
It's best used for long term storage and display. It'll come off in use.
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Is it the best all-around wax? I was looking at Paste wax and it had a lot of bad reviews. Some said that the ingredients have been changed and that it's nasty and smelly now.
 
Depends on what you mean by "all around". I wouldn't use wax on blades unless they were going into long-term storage. What would you be intending the wax to do, exactly?
 
If by all around you mean for your knives and your car....This not a wax for that. Its a highly protective quality wax for knives and fine woods.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Depends on what you mean by "all around". I wouldn't use wax on blades unless they were going into long-term storage. What would you be intending the wax to do, exactly?
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For protecting the steel instead of using oil. I have always just used oil on knives, and wax on painted surfaces.
 
Renaissance Wax is formulated to be easy to apply and easy to wipe off, on articles that are not handled. It's expensive.
Neutral paste shoe polish is meant for shoes and it's cheap and effective.
Johnson's Paste Wax is a general purpose wax for floors or anything else that needs waxing. It's inexpensive, but comes in large cans.
All of them work, but I prefer shoe polish and paste wax.
 
Bill DeShivs said:
Renaissance Wax is formulated to be easy to apply and easy to wipe off, on articles that are not handled. It's expensive.
Neutral paste shoe polish is meant for shoes and it's cheap and effective.
Johnson's Paste Wax is a general purpose wax for floors or anything else that needs waxing. It's inexpensive, but comes in large cans.
All of them work, but I prefer shoe polish and paste wax.
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Do you use wax on fixed blades underneath the scales?
 
I use it, or Johnson's Paste Wax on all my blades (and firearms). Yes it wears off in use, but so does oil and it's not as messy and lasts longer than oil or grease. It's a great rust preventative.
 
Unicorn161 said:
I use it, or Johnson's Paste Wax on all my blades (and firearms). Yes it wears off in use, but so does oil and it's not as messy and lasts longer than oil or grease. It's a great rust preventative.
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I have never heard of using wax on blades until I came to this forum. I'll have to do some experimenting with it.
 
I think Ren. wax would be great for protecting wall-hangers, but I think any other type of much less expensive paste wax would work just as well.

Renaissance Wax has this wonderful reputation as some sort of miracle product. I bought a large tub of it this year to put on shotgun stocks as a protective layer over boiled linseed oil finishes. I was completely unimpressed and wished I hadn't spent the money, but that might not be the kind of usage it's good for...
 
The great thing about Renaissance Wax is that it dries hard and clear, and so is essentially invisible, and as long as the item in question isn't scuffed, it's going to last basically forever. It also only takes a little dab of the stuff to cover a very large surface area. I've had a large jar of it since I was in high school and it's still half full lol
 
I've had my can of Ren Wax for over 20 years and it's about half full as well.
 
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