After cleaning my gun I run a couple patches wet with rubbing alcohol through the barrel followed by a couple of dry patches. Then I wipe down the outside of the gun with alcohol too. I use Hoppes #9 solvent and the alcohol will get rid of that smell completely. Then I' ll run a patch with just a little Remoil down the barrel and put a light coat on the outside of the gun. The Remoil doesn' t have a very strong smell.

I' ve never thought of using wax. I might give that a try this year.