Thread: wooden stock refinishing

Originally Posted by matagouri

Hey GWH,, could you ask your dad what he does to keep the chequering clean while hes doing the oil finish.

Plus question for those using bc tru/oil. When youve finished applying with say your final coat, is it in anyway tacky to the touch??? If it is whats the best way of getting rid of it, could you wipe it down with say methylated spirits or such like??

Use a tooth brush, preferably a hard one to clean out the oil. I used to use the linseed oil and turps mix to do stocks but have now changed to Scherell dark oil and this gives a very nice finish. Once it has the finish that I am happy with I leave the stock for a week or so and then use danish oil to waterproof the wood. I put the oil on by hand and leave it for for approximately a minute and then rub it off with a peice of old net curtaining. after 10 odd coats you end up with a warm glow type finish rather than a real shiny one.

Works for me and the punters seem to like it as well