oldhippie, Using 'Turtle Wax' on your gun stocks, may make them pretty slippery... Unless they are just for display. On an instrument, its so slick it plays like glass!. And for those who say water doesn't affect lacquer, well it does,,and if you have a slight crack, in the lacquer, or varnish, and moisture gets into the crack, it will absorb into the wood, and may start popping up the finish. Also, moisture can come into the wood, on the back side(not of the instrument, but the back of the face..you know, inside the guitar)....Anyway, oldhippie, if ya have a guitar..especially an electric ..wax her up...tell me what you think!...You'll love it!