Good oil for Lyman Great Plains stock

[onthefarm]

Whats a good oil for adding coats and shining the stock, available at a general hardware store?

 

[frontier gander]

linseed oil, Tung oil, Birchwood Casey Tru-oil.

 

[onthefarm]

Thanks.

 

[Bucker]

oil

tung oil is what I have been using on that stock of mine. Every year I sand it down and recoat twice.

 

[quigley]

Just got the last coat of Tru oil on my GPR. Put on seven coats. Turned out excellent I think. I still need to get some Birchwood Casey Stock Sheen Conditioner and buff off that glossy finish to a nice satin.

 

[onthefarm]

Wow! That is pretty!

And I guess I just learned that I should take it to bare wood before start. It is always a learning experience to start a conversation here.

 

[frontier gander]

i highly recommend those who are wanting to restore a stock to watch this video. Lots of great info and tips in it.
http://www.battenfeldtechnologies.com/d ... ishing-kit

 

[Semisane]

Hey Gander, thanks for posting that link. The video was a lot longer and more detailed than I expected, but well worth watching.

 

[quigley]

Wow! That is pretty!

And I guess I just learned that I should take it to bare wood before start. It is always a learning experience to start a conversation here.

I didnt take mine to bare wood. The Great Plains Rifle comes in the box with just a stained stock, no oil. I wiped it down with a damp cloth, let it dry and started applying the Tru oil. I rubbed the oil on with my fingers and stretched it out very thin. After it dried, rubbed it lightly with 0000 steel wool before the next coat. Worked great.

 

[Bucker]

refinish

I didnt take mine to bare wood. The Great Plains Rifle comes in the box with just a stained stock, no oil. I wiped it down with a damp cloth, let it dry and started applying the Tru oil. I rubbed the oil on with my fingers and stretched it out very thin. After it dried, rubbed it lightly with 0000 steel wool before the next coat. Worked great.

Exactly finger tipe rubbing in. as hard as I could push and rub wore down my finger tips. The sitting until dry, and then steel wooling is very important. Did mine over a winter time enjoying a bourbon, the foreplace and my tunes on the ipod.

 

[cayuga]

I use Tru Oil on mine. It is a little more of a deeper red in tone then most of my factory rifles, but I like it still.

 

[Swampman]

Minwax Satin Tung Oil Finish works really well and it isn't a high gloss finish.

 

[frontier gander]

i got 9 coats on this stock right now with Tru Oil. Im not certain how i will finish the finish after i get the final # of coats on though. May leave it high gloss or cut it down to a classic finish look.

Sure came a long way from this ugly lookin finish

 

[Johnny Deer Man]

I use the eastern maine shooting supplies premium lube. The same lube that I use on my patched round balls in my lyman gpr.

I put a little on my hands and rub it in the stock every time I clean it. Man, that stock looks incredible.

FYI, I also use it to coat the inside of the barrell to prevent rust.

Great stuff!


Johnny