Wheelgunner
Single-Sixer
What is a reasonable number of coats of Tru-Oil to apply to a gun stock? And, what would be a maximum number of coats?
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Wheelgunner
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Wheelgunner
woodpile":1usks4fh said:Of all the stocks I have done with tru oil it seems to vary. I keep applying coats till I have the grain filled and have the gloss I want. I am not sure if there is a max number though if there is I haven't found it yet. Steve
buckeyeshooter":3snpgird said:I have done as many as 12 with some light sanding in between coats. I prefer a deep finish and do not mind if the grain is muted.
caryc":19f2gico said:24+ here
Snake45":2qss9gz1 said:I think I usually go six to 8 or 10 or thereabouts.
J Miller":1o66xlyr said:
J Miller":3cvii2kg said:How he does 24 coats of TruOil and has them look like this I have no idea. I'm terrible at wood working so I leave that to those who know how.
Joe
caryc":1f60ogzx said:J Miller":1f60ogzx said:How he does 24 coats of TruOil and has them look like this I have no idea. I'm terrible at wood working so I leave that to those who know how.
Joe
It's what one does after the last coat that achieves that final look.
Wheelgunner":2os5ibt6 said:caryc":2os5ibt6 said:J Miller":2os5ibt6 said:How he does 24 coats of TruOil and has them look like this I have no idea. I'm terrible at wood working so I leave that to those who know how.
Joe
It's what one does after the last coat that achieves that final look.
caryc,
And, what does one do after the last coat? :wink:
Wheelgunner
caryc":2y0nakuv said:Wheelgunner":2y0nakuv said:caryc":2y0nakuv said:J Miller":2y0nakuv said:How he does 24 coats of TruOil and has them look like this I have no idea. I'm terrible at wood working so I leave that to those who know how.
Joe
It's what one does after the last coat that achieves that final look.
caryc,
And, what does one do after the last coat? :wink:
Wheelgunner
Since the finish is one of the things that makes my grips what they are, I just can't reveal how I do it. Sorry guys, I hope you can understand that.
Pinecone":2tce826r said:Wheelgunner, I have finished more stocks of all types than I like to remember. I was building and finishing furniture long before I started working on guns. I once did a test with Tru-Oil and a whole bunch of walnut test pieces, putting from 3 to 24 coats on each test piece and then subjecting them all to various tests with water, wind, heat, etc. like a stock would receive in normal use. Quite frankly, after the 6th coat of Tru-Oil there was virtually "no" difference in looks or wear when I finished my tests except for a whole lot more "work" than was necessary to finish a stock! It was a real eye opener from what I had always read or heard from "other" gunsmiths! Since those tests (many years ago), I now put from 3 to 6 coats on stocks when I finish them regardless of what oil or finish I choose to use. I find that 4 to 5 coats on Winchesters make them look like the original finish with final polishing out with #0000 steel wool and then rottenstone on a "soft" rag.....................Dick :idea:
Pinecone":24lxszxc said:Wheelgunner, I have finished more stocks of all types than I like to remember. I was building and finishing furniture long before I started working on guns. I once did a test with Tru-Oil and a whole bunch of walnut test pieces, putting from 3 to 24 coats on each test piece and then subjecting them all to various tests with water, wind, heat, etc. like a stock would receive in normal use. Quite frankly, after the 6th coat of Tru-Oil there was virtually "no" difference in looks or wear when I finished my tests except for a whole lot more "work" than was necessary to finish a stock! It was a real eye opener from what I had always read or heard from "other" gunsmiths! Since those tests (many years ago), I now put from 3 to 6 coats on stocks when I finish them regardless of what oil or finish I choose to use. I find that 4 to 5 coats on Winchesters make them look like the original finish with final polishing out with #0000 steel wool and then rottenstone on a "soft" rag.....................Dick :idea: