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Hello all.
Opinions about the "best oil finish" for a standard grade Perazzi stock please, aquired a glove fit P/stock with a few small surface scratches and would like to know all the options to give it a better quality oil finish. It is only about 1.75 of a grade above pallet wood but with a good straight grain pattern running through the full length of the stock, the fit is spot on so would want to give it a better oil finish etc.
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Phil
 
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Tru-Oil is a pretty good finish but not as easy as everyone thinks. I'm in the process of re-finishing my 870 TB stock with "TimberLuxe" and I am very impressed with the look as well as the ease of application. TimberLuxe
 

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I haven't tried all products, but have used the Birchwood Caseys refinishing kit on a couple different 870's
Found it very easy to use and will continue to use again when needed.
Make yourself a THIRD hand to hold your stock. I made a base from a piece of wood laying around, put a screw thru it into a 1.0 in dowell.
I used 3 coats, apply with fingers, sanded with 000 inbetween coast after 24 hrs.
Have fun.
MDeY

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as you see above. blend of linseed oil, natural oils and DRIERS. the word drier is the key word.all varnishes started out with driers. like i stated tru-oil is nothing but varnish. a oil finish is LINSEED OIL!! tru oil is a very good finish; but NOT a oil finish. the problem is when the company used the word oil after true. should true varnish
 
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porthos said:
as you see above. blend of linseed oil, natural oils and DRIERS. the word drier is the key word.all varnishes started out with driers. like i stated tru-oil is nothing but varnish. a oil finish is LINSEED OIL!! tru oil is a very good finish; but NOT a oil finish. the problem is when the company used the word oil after true. should true varnish
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You are perfectly welcome to listen to any old wife or believe anything that you care to, but that does not change the science. Linseed oil is about the poorest currently available gunstock finish. OK, that's a lie. Linseed oil is THE poorest available gunstock finish.


And LtElmer, even one coat of that crap is a total waste of time and money. Twelve would be self-abuse and accomplish absolutely nothing x 12. Quality stain and TruOil = TabA/SlotB
 
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The difference between a pure linseed oil and varnish is the accelerators used to dry the finish.
By the time I add enough accelerate to dry linseed oil sometime this century I am back to using TRUE OIL.

For a shine like an epoxy finish has.

I have found the only way I can get that is spraying the last coat on.
20, 40, 60 or more coats rubbed in and carded off to fill the grain. Then one maybe two sprayed on coats, Make it pop!

Al
 
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porthos said:
tru-oil is NOT NOT NOT a oil finish. it is fast drying,the same as any varnish, works the same as varnish. a oil finish is LINSEED OIL!!
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Yep, TruOil is linseed-based with the addition of chemical dryers/hardeners that enable it to actually dry and harden.

As to the OP, what y'all have available on the other side of the Pond is outside of my particular knowledge. Check out Greg Morris. Dude does really great work from what I've seen on his social media.
 
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In the 70's and 80's used to use Tru-Oil on guns that I refinished. Weatherby guns with that plastic finish were thought highly of and who wanted an old dull oil finish?! Tru-Oil gave that shiny Weatherby type of finish if you put on enough coats. You can knock it down some by rubbing it out but when you handle it those parts shine up again and it is a non stop battle unless it is a safe queen. By the 90's was using oil finishes and have tried most of them out there. Finally settled on Minwax Antique Oil Finish.

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Easy to use easy to repair. I did this stock a year ago and it has been in all types of elements and holding up very well. Pm with questions if you’d like. View attachment 1865438 View attachment 1865439 View attachment 1865440
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Winner winner chicken dinner! If I do ever change will try Timberlux and may on my next gun. Just because. But nothing wrong with Minwax Antique Oil Finish. I don't even use a slurry grain fill with it anymore have gone to Art's The Original Herter's Formula Stock Filler in French Red for most guns although they do make a walnut one as well.

Did this 37 a few years back with Art's and Minwax Antique Oil Finish and it has been through snow, rain and heavy use hunting. It has held up perfectly with no ill effects.

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