Paraffin for long time storage?

[Dekker]

Is it possible to use Paraffin for long time storage of a rifle?(more specifically the kind used for making candles). I was at my friends house and his Mom makes candles for a living and she has a big vat of it. I'm not talking about taking the entire rifle and dunking it but rather separating the barrel from the stock and giving that a good film over it and inside of the bore. I don't know if there are any chemicals in the in the wax that can have an adverse affect on the metal. I just thought it could be easier than slopping grease on/in it, since I could easily just brush off dried wax.

[Dirtbiker]

I've stored tools (end mills) using paraffin and it worked great.

[CalJimbo]

I see that this post is a little old, but I've been wondering the same thing.

First I thought about getting the paraffin paste that dries, but I assume the the paste has a high percentage of water in it. That's not good...

Next, I thought about using Prolong (the car oil additive) which has a paraffin (not Teflon) base, but I'm worried that there might be other stuff in Prolong that will burn my bluing over time. So, I've never experimented with it.

I had never thought about just getting the "pure stuff," but if you are storing the gun for years, who cares if you need to peel off a coat of wax before displaying or firing? I've seen it on tools and dies as Dirtbiker describes and recall that paraffin doesn't break down with tool oil.

[TKM]

http://www.schafco.com/cosmoline.asp

[Milsurp Collector]

There are much better products than paraffin available for preventing rust http://www.6mmbr.com/corrosiontest.html