Thanks Charlie ,I've heard of the bees wax but where would I get some? I treated my new CMPicon stocks with the 50-50 BLOicon & turpintine and so far everything looks good. I used BLOicon only before,but the 50-50 is not as thick and dries quicker. Plus my wife complained about the smell so it's another HOME RUN(just kidding). Are you using the thinner in place of the turpentine I used to thin the oil, or did I get the wrong mix?