brichwood casey tru-oil

[paintballdude902]

any one used it?

i picked up 2 bottles to use on my marlin and im really happy with it expeciall for 3 bucks each

ive never been really happy with the tung oil formby sells which ive heard isnt even true tung oil

who has used the birchwood casey stuff?

any long term problems? how does itstand up to water and other things you com across in the field

 

[Bartkowski]

I use it sometimes. It can make a mess, but works well. I have hunted in the rain with guns oiled with that oil, they worked, but I don't think it does anything other oils can't.

 

[jimmyraythomason]

Tru-oil

I've used Birchwood Casey's Tru-oil for many years and believe it to be the best oil stock finish. Two bottles will do your Marlin many,many,MANY times over!

 

[paintballdude902]

jimmy i have a habbit of getting bored and lookignat a guna nd deciding im not happy with the finish........ive already started taking the poly off my enfield lol summer projects

 

[kimbernut]

Tru-Oil

After a couple of dozen project guns with it-great stuff in my opinion.

 

[Ifishsum]

It works well and is much easier than straight BLO for the average user. It dries hard and relatively quick. I'm not crazy about the glossy finish myself, I much prefer the look of plain BLO but it takes much more time and patience to use.

Thin coats rubbed on by hand will give the best results. The first few coats you want to rub into the wood very well, then once dry do a light sand or steel wool before the next coat. It doesn't take very many coats to get a good result with Tru-Oil and it protects very well.

 

[CWG]

I owned a gun shop many years ago and built custom rifles, mostly Mausers. I used Tru Oil on all my stocks. I still have one that I made in 1988 and have used many times, with a polish cloth, it still looks just like new.
If you don't like the glossy finish. You can put the last coat on and let it dry for a few days then lightly rub with 1200 wet or dry sandpaper and get the satin finish you desire. It will resemble an oil finish. You can also use a very very fine steel wool. If the is interest in my hand made stock I will be glad to post some pictures of it.
Hope this helps.

 

[ZeSpectre]

Used Tru-Oil on my Rossi 92 lever action which I use for cowboy action shooting. I sometimes get teased for having such a shiny cowboy gun but it sure has held up nice to the elements and some heavy use!

 

[jimmyraythomason]

I use about 12 coats of Tru-Oil,1 per every 12 hours. To get rid of the gloss (when desired) I buff with rotten stone on a felt pad moistened with boiled linseed oil. The appearance is like wood encased in clear plastic.

 

[Birdhunter1]

I used it on recommendation from a friend and mentor on my Boyd's Thumbhole Savage SA stock and the stuff amazed me. I put the first coat on and after it dried I used 0000 steel wool and 1000 grit sandpaper to smooth it down then applied two more coats the same way. 4th and final coat got 2000 grit sandpaper only and it is slick as snot.