Suppose we have a blued handgun with a few spots where minor rust has gone through the finish, leaving behind a few tiny pits (now cleaned out). The concern is that the pits are potential sites for new rust, and we'd like to prevent that from happening.
Basically, we'd like to fill the pits somehow. Something like CLP is effective for a little while, but it seems to disappear from the surface after a bit of field use/carrying. CLP might remain inside the gun for quite a while, but I'm mainly worried about the gun exterior here, where the pitting is -- that's where the CLP evaporates or rubs off quickly.
I've heard Renaissance Wax suggested, and it seems like this might have more permanence inside rust pits. Does anyone know? My next question is whether CLP (or similar) will remove the wax from the surface. I.e. does it make sense to apply wax and then a layer of CLP, or would this completely defeat the purpose of the wax?
Basically, we'd like to fill the pits somehow. Something like CLP is effective for a little while, but it seems to disappear from the surface after a bit of field use/carrying. CLP might remain inside the gun for quite a while, but I'm mainly worried about the gun exterior here, where the pitting is -- that's where the CLP evaporates or rubs off quickly.
I've heard Renaissance Wax suggested, and it seems like this might have more permanence inside rust pits. Does anyone know? My next question is whether CLP (or similar) will remove the wax from the surface. I.e. does it make sense to apply wax and then a layer of CLP, or would this completely defeat the purpose of the wax?