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flatshooter
07-29-2010, 06:40 PM
I read on 6BR site from Rich Franklin, that he uses shoe polish as a release agent. But then I saw from BRS custom rifles, rifflar.com and it looks like he uses a spray of some kind of car polish maybe. I looked it up.
I think I would like to go the spray route only because of the voids in the action verses Franklin bedding his BAT actions with one void. ;D
What do you all use?
tammons
07-29-2010, 06:44 PM
I use Pam.
Jamie
07-29-2010, 06:45 PM
I used the blue liquid that comes in my kits. I let it dry and reapply, then after it is completely dry I spray it down with Pam non-stick cooking spray. I amsure it is overkill but I would hate to have my action permanently stuck in a stock.
trappst
07-29-2010, 07:05 PM
Devcon and Kiwi neutral shoe polish
Eric in NC
07-29-2010, 07:23 PM
I used the blue liquid that comes in my kits. I let it dry and reapply, then after it is completely dry I spray it down with Pam non-stick cooking spray. I amsure it is overkill but I would hate to have my action permanently stuck in a stock.
+1 - only I use "olive oil" pam.
Use play-doh to plug holes and make any dams you need.
dolomite_supafly
07-29-2010, 07:32 PM
Devcon and Kiwi neutral shoe polish
+1
I have done about a dozen rifles now and this works great. I have never glued one in and they always come out tight.
Dolomite
b()()ga
07-29-2010, 07:56 PM
Kiwi Neutral Shoe polish, has worked for me on at least 5 different bedding jobs. Four Savage and one Anschutz.
PEI Rob
07-29-2010, 09:07 PM
Synlube 531 in the 14oz aerosol spray can. It is an industrial mold release agent. WOW would be an understatement.
bigedp51
07-29-2010, 09:24 PM
What do you guys use to keep omelette's from sticking to the fry pan, or do your eggs taste like shoe polish?
possum1
07-29-2010, 09:29 PM
Egg's are fine...but the pancake's ::)
desertdog
07-29-2010, 10:07 PM
MARINE tex, kiwi shoe polish works great. 8) dd
BillPa
07-29-2010, 10:11 PM
Devcon and Kiwi neutral shoe polish
+1
I have done about a dozen rifles now and this works great. I have never glued one in and they always come out tight.
Dolomite
+2 on the Kiwi and I also use Johnsons's Paste wax. I started using the Kiwi maybe 5-6 years ago, the paste wax for at least the 20 years.
Bill
drybean
07-29-2010, 10:13 PM
kiwi for me
no_name
07-29-2010, 10:59 PM
Evercoat mold release here.
viper9696
07-29-2010, 11:02 PM
Kiwi Neutral Shoe polish
GaCop
07-30-2010, 05:27 AM
1've been using the Kiwi with Devcon for four bedding jobs now and they all turned out fine.
Smokey262
07-30-2010, 09:13 AM
One can of this will last the rest of your life and then some. Easy to find and cheap
http://www.mikestools.com/images/products/Johnsons-paste-wax-JPW.jpg
Nor Cal Mikie
07-30-2010, 09:42 AM
A can of Kiwi will last years.
Hi there!
Bedding with Devcon and using Kiwi neutral shoe polish as release agent worked awesome good for me.
See some pics here (bedding a 12 VLP) (http://savageshooters.com/SavageForum/index.php/topic,34454.0.html)
Lion
Elkbane
07-30-2010, 01:42 PM
I use Kiwi Neutral shoe polish as a release agent for Devcon Steel Bedding. I quit using modeling clay to plug holes - too messy. If you're careful with it, you can cover all the gaps around the magazine and the slits in the rear of the action with electrical tape. I use electrical tape for the recoil lug , stock screws and barrel nut also - it's easier to use than masking tape and holds the release agent well. I've never stuck any tape into the bedding since I switched - can't say that about masking tape....
Elkbane
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