Gunsmithing Bedding Release Agent

[BearNaked]

This might piss some of you off but i did it and it worked.

I was bedding a 20 moa scope base to my rifle and needed a release agent for the screws. I was bedding it directly to the action so i didnt need any on the gun but still wanted to use some on the screws so i can do my final torque down.

I didnt want to buy shoe shine for a finger smidge of polish so i grabbed my ole trusty Imperial Sizing Die Wax and coated the screws. to my surprise, i was able to just unscrew them with ease and then tighten them down to spec.

if you are in a pinch, i think this would work for other things but obviously if you leave a blob of it then the compound will not be able to fill that area so be smart and use the APPROPRIATE amount.

 

[Opticsspecialist]

If it works, it works. Good improvisation.

 

[mikehotel]

I've used Hornady One Shot as a release agent.

 

[BearNaked]

I've used Hornady One Shot as a release agent.

nice. i wish more people would talk about the stuff we already have in our shops with all the reloading stuff rather than something else to buy that we will only use once.

 

[JMGlasgow]

I've heard of some people using car wax. If it works, it works. I'm sure beeswax would probably work as well.

 

[lash]

I have a can of Johnson's paste wax that I use for everything needing wax at home. It works well for release agent and cleans off easily with a shot or two of brake cleaner.

 

[Geno C.]

Remington dry lube spray works too. Easy to get full coverage.

 

[WeiserBucks]

I used shoe polish as my release agent on my bedding job . It worked well but was a real f-er to clean off afterwards.

 

[lash]

I used shoe polish as my release agent on my bedding job . It worked well but was a real f-er to clean off afterwards.

Brake cleaner

 

[dannySH]

I've used car wax more than once and it works flawlessly. Brake cleaner for taking off.

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[sierracharlie338]

I read somewhere once upon a time to use sizing die wax in place of floor wax if you didn't have it. Great reminder thanks!





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[idlplumb]

I've used Pam cooking spray with really good results too. Just make sure not to use too much.


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[yama]

I used some old Mothers carnauba paste wax when I bedded my action into my old stock and when I bedded my scope rail. It worked just fine and I already had it sitting around

 

[spaniel]

Pam cooking spray for screws...