Tru oil finish stock pics please

[marsh trapper]

trying to get an idea on what tru oil looks like on the guns thinking of given it a try ..>(question)< can i put it on right over the factory finish of my pedersoli?? will it soak in fine ? ive heard it puts a alot of shine on the stocks and darkens the wood as well i think it would look sweet thanks for the input :hatsoff:

 

[marsh trapper]

also curious to how many coats you guys used on your stocks...ps my stock is european walnut i heard it tends to darken walnut thats what drew my interest that and i like the shine haha :grin:

 

[wattlebuster]

All these were finished with an average of 20 coats of tru oil buffed between coats with 0000 steel wool.

 

[droptine55]

middle gun is a tru oil finish, was a kit given to me. stained with a mixture of rosewood and cherry stain

 

[RhinoDave]

I just finished this TC Hawken. There are more pictures in the gunbuilders forum. There is eight coats buffed with 0000 steel wool between coats.

 

[Bill Hall]

Top pic is my daughter's little rifle. 8 coats tru oil, finished with stock sheen/conditioner. Bottom pic is also finished with 8 coats, then dulled down with 0000 steel wool, rubbed very lightly.

Tru oil is transparent. If you look at RhinoDave's pic, you can see how it didn't darken the wood.

I don't know how it will adhere to an existing finish. Between each coat, you need to rub it with 0000 steel wool right down to the wood. I think you would end up rubbing it all off the existing finish with each rub down. I suggest you strip off the finish you have now, so you can start from bare wood. Then again, I've never tried it over another finish, so maybe someone else can add some experience here. Bill

 

[MJMarkey]

If you Give it a good wipe down with thinner to remova any wax and then dull the finish you have right now with 0000 Steel wool and then start your applications you should be OK.

 

[ryzman]

English walnut with 8 coats of true oil

 

[Kentuckywindage]

These might help, http://gandersmuzzleloadingblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/birchwood-casey-pistol-restoration.html
http://gandersmuzzleloadingblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/muzzleloader-restoration.html

 

[ZUG]

trying to get an idea on what tru oil looks like on the guns thinking of given it a try ..>(question)< can i put it on right over the factory finish of my pedersoli?? will it soak in fine ? ive heard it puts a alot of shine on the stocks and darkens the wood as well i think it would look sweet thanks for the input :hatsoff:

This is 2 coats of Tru-Oil thinned 50/50 with mineral spirits and then 6 coats of straght Tru-Oil - two coats a day. I then rub the gloss back with rottenstone and 50/50 thinned Tru-Oil - wipe off excess and let dry for 24 hrs.

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[Zonie]

These curly maple guns were first stained and then coated with over 15 coats of Tru-Oil

Some of my earlier posts may have been misleading because I often say that Tru-Oil will darken their stocks.

In actuality Tru-Oil is transparent with a slightly yellow color and it doesn't darken the wood any more than water will.

When I read that someone has received a new walnut stocked kit and they are saying the wood needs to be stained I tell them that raw, unfinished, sanded walnut always looks much lighter than it actually will be after they apply Tru-Oil.
This implies that Tru-Oil will darken the wood but in reality it will not be any darker than it looks if it is just coated with water.

That's why I always recommend taking the bare wood out into the sunlight and applying a coating of water to see what the finish oiled wood will look like.
9 times out of 10 after they see what the real color of the walnut is they decide to just coat it with a finishing oil (like Tru-Oil).

 

[Chris Hayes]

WOW Zonie! Those look great! You don't need a son to help you shoot those do ya! :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

 

[TexiKan]

Your question on this is timely because I have been thinking the same thing. My rifle and stain are wearing off in the places where my hands hold it on the wrist and along the stock. I have been adding stain and rubbing it down. However, I would like a more durable but not glossy finish. The first time I finished the rifle with Wahkon Bay Tru-coat but it did not last long. So, if I use multiple coats of Tru-oil and 0000 steel wool to make it semi-glossy, that will be the recommendation?

 

[ihuntsnook]

I know absolutely nothing about TruOil. I can tell you this about Linspeed. 32 years ago I finished my longrifle stock with it. 20 years ago I stripped that awful plastic finish off my grouse gun. Both guns have been through the mill. Every year they get a rub down with 0000 steel wool and another coat. Both stocks look as good as the first day I took them into the woods. I'm a fan of Linspeed -- obviously.

 

[George]

Two coats of Birchwood Casey Sealer and Filler over everything, including all inlets, followed by 10 very thin coats of Tru-oil rubbed on with my hand, then rubbed out with rottenstone to get the sheen I wanted.

Spence

 

[msuspartan]

Zonie,
It pains me to see you with all those rifles that need constant firing. I will send you my address so you can send those 'extra's" that need attention. :rotf:

Nice collection, very nice. :bow:

Cheers, DonK

 

[marsh trapper]

your right those files are suurrree pretty! :grin: