Tru oil

[1961nuffield]

I'm a fan of oiled stocks and sometimes can be impatient when waiting for things to dry!

I decided to use Eurosabers old kit on a hw77 stock which had seen better days.

I stripped and sanded the old stock to remove a little damage. Here's a picture of the stock prior to being oiled.

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I stained the stock with water based walnut stain, and then applied about 5 coats of tru-oil over a couple of days, it was easy to apply and each coat was dry in about 2 hours. It doesn't look so different to linseed oil, but is a lot easier to apply.

Reassembled the rifle looks a lot fresher and is ready for a few more years use. The product was easy to use and gave good results quite quickly.

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John

[Tadpole]

That's a nice bit of wood John .......................................

[Pinpoint]

Did you rub the wood hard with your hand to get the heat in? I have been looking on the internet at how to apply tru oil as mine came through the post today and I want to do my BSA Magnum pistol grip. I read that if you rub it hard then the heat gives a better finish. Im not sure how true this is as its my first experience at trying this but yours looks very nice so was wondering what you did.

[1961nuffield]

I've used that technique with linseed oil/turps mix to good effect, but in this case I applied the oil and then rubbed the stock down in between coats with fine wire wool. I paid particular attention to any rough spots where the grain had been lifted. I used a piece of cotton rag folded into a pad as the applicator and kept everything dust free.

HTH

John

[Pinpoint]

Thanks, how long did you leave in between coats?

[1961nuffield]

Thanks, how long did you leave in between coats?

The first few coats took a full two hours to dry/set and then it was about 1.5 hours, but I did it over two days and was working on other jobs as well.
Its a lot faster than linseed oil, and gives quite a hard finish.

John

[Pinpoint]

I read that the longer you leave it the shinier it gets. Its really difficult to know what to do because the last thing I want to do is put a coat on it thats not good and have the hassle of starting all over again.

Would 1500 weta dn dry give a similar effect to using fine wire wool? I have both but just 'feel' as thought the wet and dry will give a better finish.

[1961nuffield]

If there's any problems with an area or patch, gently wire wool that area and reapply oil. The finish is built up of layers so you can add more or redo one part quite easily.
These products can be used to "repair" oil based varnishes as well, as the oil fills the surface imperfections.

John

[The Robin]

wow that looks great, also good info how you did it

[tatsumi]

Thats turned out realy nice john. Well worth the effort