Originally Posted by adanac
Originally Posted by gnoahhh
Originally Posted by adanac
Originally Posted by gnoahhh
Degree of "shine" with an oil finish is entirely dependent upon wood surface treatment, regardless of finish used (as long as it's fully cured). The finer the finish abrasive the more shine.

Sanded to 220x or maybe 320x, oiled, and waxed with any quality paste wax is as far as I would take an M1 stock to avoid making it look like a pimped-up Bubba Special. As for waxes there's a bunch of good ones. I've settled on Renaissance Wax.

As for Hitler:Trump - really?

I've checked out Rennaissance Wax and it seems good to have around, generally, but I've inferred it does not add any shine and that you can't put it over RLO. If that's not true then I'd like to try it. I assume I'd have to wait until the RLO fully cured first?

Trust me, Ren Wax shines. Putting any wax over RLO would be like trying to polish a turd, at least not until you've reached retirement age while waiting for it to cure.

Thank you. I think what now seems to make the most sense for this particular stock would be to strip it and start over with Tru-Oil or similar.

Hey, now THERE'S an idea......


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