Boshield

[Tom Robb]

Warm and rainy these last few days, doors open, and some rain blew in onto my tablesaw top and left a few rust spots. I rubbed it out with Boshield (first time I've tried it) and now 3 days later it's still sticky.
What's been your experience w/ the stuff?

If it takes much longer I'm thinking I'll clean it off with paint thinner or some such and wax it instead.

[Mrleft8]

Boeshield is wax. Did you follow the instructions? IIRC, you're supposed to buff it out after a few minutes in the application you're using it for.

[Tom Robb]

Yes I did buff it out. I'll try again tomorrow too.

[pipefitter]

We use Boshield often. I use it to coat my pipe bending dies as a release agent and it keeps the dies from putting friction marks on the pipe. We also use it for our table saw and other metal table tools. I know many prefer paste wax but Boshield is instant. It is some slippery stuff also. My Boss decided he was going to do me a favor and lube the bars on my quick grip bar clamps and they would no longer hold without slipping. I had to clean it off with naptha and use air tool oil on them for them to be able to lock down again.
You can put it on too heavy.

[Lew Barrett]

Boshield advertised itself as being a rust and corrosion preventative of course, and perhaps for shore side use and a humid shop it might be OK, but it doesn't stop
bronze from turning instantly green at sea, as I had hoped it would. Probably a good topical for tools, and I will try it in that application next time I buy a can. But I don't know when the next time I buy a can might be! I use carnauba on my tool beds and tops, and it works well for months at a fraction of the cost in my application. And it is humid during Seattle winters!