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Originally posted by gumpokc
OOO nice pics there Roundball, those are all Casey's tru-oil?
I definately need to look into that.
Thanks again.
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Yes, all Tru-Oil...and for the record I'm just a weekend hacker...don't know beans about stock refinishing.
I drop off a used stock at an antique furniture place that has a chemical stripping booth...pay them $20 to professionally chemically strip the stock, pick it up the next week...it's clean to the bare wood, no sanding done to change stock dimensions, etc.
Get home, take 10 minutes to wipe on the first coat of Tru-Oil, and hang it up in the warm house for a few days to get bone dry.
The next weekend I lightly slide "0000" steel wool over it, and wipe on the next coat...repeat that cycle 6-7 times and it's good enough for me.
What I've also found is that very often underneath the automated spray-on TC factory finish are some very pretty pieces of walnut with good grain & figure...something about the Tru-Oil takes to the different types of grain and figure and just makes them 'pop' into view.
IMO, Tru-Oil is one of life's little success stories....inexpensive, easy to get, easy to use, works as advertised, etc, etc...haven't found a down-side yet.