how to refresh wood grips

[buckshot]

I have a Blackhawk that the wood grips seem dried out. They don't need refinished or anything like that, they just appear dry. What can I do to revive the wood without damaging them.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Personally, I have had good results with Tru-Oil.

 

[Pinecone]

buckshot, As Ale-8 pointed out, Tru-Oil will spice them up and get them looking new again. One light coat. If you don't want to go that route, I have had good success with plain old "Lemon Pledge" furniture polish. Not only spruces up stocks but gives them a unique aroma and puts "oil" back in them!..............Dick :wink:

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Yes, and Tru-Oil is kinda expensive to buy if you are only going to do a single pair of grip panels.

You could also probably use some variety of "Tung Oil" if you happened to have it lying around.

 

[Cracker-American]

When you put your mind to it there are a lot of around the house uses for Tru Oil. It has been a staple in my shop since about 1970.

A trick you might try is when you open the bottle leave the alum, seal in place. Then take a sharp knife and cut a small triangular opening in the seal and an even smaller one on the opposite side. Now you can tip the jar and put a tiny amount on your finger tip and close it back up keeping the remainder in your bottle fresh. If you want to go all the way store your bottle upside down.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Good point. Tru-Oil "skins over" after it has been opened. Storing it upside-down puts the "skin" at the bottom of the bottle, so when you turn it right-side-up to use it there's no "skin" to deal with.

Make sure you get the cap on snugly.