Grip finish

[Acorn]

I want to spruce up my Sec. Six’s grips. What did the factory use for the finish?

 

[powder smoke]

Not sure what the factory uses. I have used Tru Oil and like it pretty well. ymmv. ps

 

[recumbent]

I've used tung oil.

 

[Acorn]

I thought about Tru-oil. The originals almost to be raw wood, but I doubt that.

 

[rugerguy]

we use any one of the several "restoration" finishes wipe one, scratch and dent remover, Old English ,others,like Howards, we find it in antique shops for touching up furniture, works like a charm...sometimes a simple wipe down with 'RIG' does the trick on old wood...........we do NOT get into "refinishing" wood, we cut'em down, saw 'em up, and burn it....... 8) :roll: :wink:

 

[Dan in MI]

Hogue suggests just plain old wood paste wax.

 

[woodsy]

Depending on when the grips were made, they could have been finished with a catalized polyurethane finish. That's a two-part finish which is only conventionally available to industrial users. Which Ruger is. What we need is a Ruger employee to provide the actual data. Lacking that, the closest thing, available to Joe Shmoe, is Minwax Wipe-On poly, available at Lowe's and Home Cheapo.