Thanks for the tips! Hadn't thought about waxing my stands. I'm going to have to get mine clean and then give them a good waxing.I should have clarified my post a little better, though: I'm not worried about wax harming the finish, so much as I'm wondering whether wax would apply well to a satin flame. Unlike most wraps, which are smooth, my satin flame is textured with very fine ridges (which I presume are what give it that ultra-cool 3D look). I wonder if the wax would go over a textured finish well, or whether it would just build up as gunk in the little ridges.
I'd test a small spot. It might leave a bunch of residue.
When I'm scared that car wax will leave white crap in depressions on something I put it on and then wipe it off right away. It's in the few minutes that you let it sit that the residue forms.
Yes, car wax on stands is the ticket! There's a product called TriFlow which is spray teflon. I use that after the car wax on any pivot point that moves. Way better than WD40, which attracts dust. That's my stand maintenance routine. The car wax makes the stands collapse real smoothly too.
Any stand - mic stands, and tools too, like wrenches and sockets are all candidates for car wax.
Wax on!