Truoil/Armorall - Anybody tried this

[1942farmall]

I saw an older post on a differant forum over the weekend.
Looks like it was 10+ years old.
Seems a guy accidentally applied original blend Armorall and Truoil to a stock he was refinishing. Not sure how that happens but...
Apparently it vastly speeds up drying time and allows numerous coats in a day and he reports being able to finish a stock in a day or so.
Anybody been down this rabbit hole?
I'm intrigued.

 

[waarp8nt]

Never done that, I just add Japan Drier to speed things up a bit.

 

[user 34300]

Try it on scrap wood first. The MSDS for Armorall are not descriptive. They admit to mineral oil. You do not want mineral oil in a varnish. I suspect that there are also plasticizers and probably silicone oil. You do not want those in varnish either.

I suspect someone is pulling your leg.

My experience with Armorall is that it has caused my dash to crack on a couple of older vehicles. I consider it to be useless junk.

Stock finishing is easy. Prep the wood well. Use a quality product as the manufacturer explains in the instructions. There are no magic shortcuts or products.

 

[Icemanxxxv]

There is a huge thread about this exact subject on an unmentionable board dedicated to unmentionable rimfires. Google that stuff. I read about the process and followed the thread for awhile. When it peaked my interest. Never tried it but from what I read it works well. YMMV

 

[centershot]

Yes, I've tried it, and YES, it really does work. I'm no chemist but somehow the Armorall speeds up the drying time of the Tr-Oil. I had an old single shot unmentionable that I finally found a brand new walnut stock for. I tried this combo to finish that stock and put 17 coats of Tru-Oil on the stock in one day (one lonnnnnnnng day)! There was no checkering on that stock so I left the wood a little "rough", finishing with 220 paper instead of 320. This allowed a little "traction" for me to hang on to it. The finish was great, just as the gentleman on the rimfire forum said it would be. One small spritz of A-A on the stock, rub it in then a drop or two of T-O and REALLY rub it in. Move on to the next area and repeat. He cautions to do only a small area at a time, about the size of your palm. It worked pretty good for me. If you don't like the shine of the T-O, cut it back with some pummice or rottenstone.