Acraglas Release Agent

[SingleMalt]

I need to make a repair to a stock by gluing some wood back on that I shouldn't have cut off the top of the forestock.     Ive got a nearly new package of Acraglas, but the bottle of release agent seems pretty small.  I was wondering if there's an alternative that can be used, like grease or WD40 to keep the barrel from being glued into the stock.  Thanks for your replies.

[conquerordie]

I use Johnson's Paste wax last time. Put a coat on, let it sit for a few minutes, and then put more on. Worked great.
Greg

[T*O*F]

Wrap the barrel tightly with Saran Wrap before inserting it into the stock.

[Dale Halterman]

A friend of mine uses PAM, that spray on stuff used on baking pans and cookie sheets. Haven't tried it myself.

Dale H

[n stephenson]

Dale, Did he specify "butter flavor".  Just playing!!!   I have a can of the generic oven spray that I use. It`s about half the price of PAM  and, works good.      Nate

[P.W.Berkuta]

I use Johnson's Paste wax last time. Put a coat on, let it sit for a few minutes, and then put more on. Worked great.
Greg

This is what I do also -- works every time. I have not tried the Saran Wrap so I can't comment but there has to be a very slight gap from the thickness of the wrap probably negligible ?. I've had DISASTROUS results using Acraglas release agent - I now avoid it like the plague . 

[Hemo]

Brownell's sells an Acraglas release agent in a spray can which I've used on many occasions. It works well, but I don't know if it works any better than PAM or Johnson's wax, and it's certainly more expensive.

Gregg

[Scota4570]

For my last job I used the green liquid that is used for boat work.  Boat shops sell epoxy and polyesther resing for hull fabrication and repair.  The release agent they sell works very well.

I cleaned the metal with lacquer thinner.  Painted on the green liquid, and then dried it with a heat gun (i'm impatient).  After I took the action out of the stock, took a couple of wacks with a rubber mallet.  After, the green film came off like Saran wrap. 

[smart dog]

Hi,
The paste wax will work just fine but put two coats on and let it dry before going forward.

dave

[Daryl]

When bedding with epoxy, I use a thin film of axle grease. This has worked for me very well since the early 70's.  For the thinner products like Acra-Glass, their little bottle of greenish release agent has worked just fine. I use Pleistocene(SP?) putty to fill in screw holes or other places I do not want the bedding to migrate into. The release agent dries to a thin plastic skin.  With just a barrel, cellophane or saran or shrink foot wrapping will also work well, if kept tight.

[Osprey]

For my last job I used the green liquid that is used for boat work.  Boat shops sell epoxy and polyesther resing for hull fabrication and repair.  The release agent they sell works very well.

I cleaned the metal with lacquer thinner.  Painted on the green liquid, and then dried it with a heat gun (i'm impatient).  After I took the action out of the stock, took a couple of wacks with a rubber mallet.  After, the green film came off like Saran wrap.

Sounds like what everyone in our group uses, although here it's a purple colored figerglass release agent we get at the local West Marine store.  Pint was under $10 and lasts what seems like forever.

[g2608671@verizon.net]

Having had a bad experience with Acuraglass migrating beyond its intended application area, I use a thin coat of Petroleum Jelly and overdo the spread.  Also, I use plain old children's play clay to fill the voids and spread the Petroleum Jelly over these area.

[Turtle]

I use a plain old candle. I rub it on all the areas where I don't mean it to stick. never had a problem.
                                                       Turtle

[horsetrader]

Neutral shoe polish. Put a coat on, let dry, buff off. Repeat. Works great.

[Hungry Horse]

I'm in the Johnson paste wax camp. I have never had a problem with it. Alway do two coats. Saw several guns ruined using WD40 as a release agent. I too would consider some sort of alignment pins to help race up the break.
 Beautiful gun, likely Richard Wilsons work.

  Hungry Horse

[Waksupi]

Those little bottles should be enough for 4-5 rifles.
I've used Johnson's Wax, PAM, but will use the regular Agragel release when I have it. 

[SingleMalt]

Thanks for all of the replies.  I wound up using axle grease.  I drilled a hole through the stock from under the breech plug tang to near where the trigger will be and used a piece of music wire to punch the breech area out of the stock.  It too, had a coat of grease on it.  Everything worked great, no problems.  Thanks again!