Tru oil cure time6/3/2023 ![]() It looked good with stain, the curl was evident which it wasn't under the factory finish. For that reason best results are seen with lighter stains, or ultimately no stain at all.Įxperienced the same thing with a Remington 788. Applying stain can and often does block the transmission of light into and back out of the cell, hiding a lot of the grain's ability to reflect light. When you get done, the sunlight will make the stock look like it's alive.Ĭhatoyance in the wood grain is often derived from deep within the cell structure. Then get out the cheap furniture polish, the kind that promotes waxy build-up, not pledge, and hand rub that into it until you're tired of looking at the gun, and buff it out. In my experience, it may be evident when finished, but to find it's fullest potential, you strip the stock of all traces of previous finish, lift all dents and scratches, sand it absolutely clean and white, stepping up through grades winding up 800 - 1200 grit, then with zero stain applied, hand rub Tru Oil until every pore in the surface is filled. Give it a quick wipe down with mineral spirits, to pull the stain in the harder/lighter grains.Īs for the curl. Harder grains don't allow the stain to penetrate as deep. ![]() With Mineral spirits on a rag and a little elbow grease, you can bring out the highlights in the grain a little. If the stain runs too dark, you can lighten it to some extent with Mineral Spirits applied to a clean rag, and lots of elbow grease.
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