Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Stain OVER Tru-Oil??

Wow, that epoxy method is something I never would have thought of...thanks for the info!

Art...

Just a quick question, or six.

what's your opinion on putting your expoxy finish OVER a previously tru oiled stock, for the purpose of gaining a weather tight seal?

Taking into account a sanding prior to making the attempt, and an oil finish following, as per your method.

How much would the previous Tru Oil finish hamper the epoxy's absorbtion into the wood?

Would the oven heat just make it go deeper or would it rise up and mess with the epoxy?

Have you ever "refinished" a stock with your method and if so, what steps did you take?

Not lazy about stripping a stock completely just wondering what to worry over........

For me a stock finish job takes about as long as shaping from scratch. Sanding is same-same. I have stacks of wonderful blanks and stock refinishing does not get into my vocabulary easily... Repair, yes, but not refinish. At this point all of my stocks have epoxy for a base and all will ocntinue to get the same treatment...

That said, the epoxy really needs the "tooth" involved in getting into the wood, IMO, to really seal. I envision the epoxy floating on the oil beneath and adhering in a general way, but not like the real deal... Again, I am guessing as this is outside my customary habits.

Were I refinishing I would strip to bare wood everytime. No way oil is going to help epoxy get in...
art

Much appreciated.......

I have been using the epoxy method as per Art's coaching. His quick comments above make it sound perhaps easier than it is. The sanding stage takes time to get a perfectly even coat of epoxy (and not sand through in spots.) You are sanding epoxy, after all. But it does create a fine finish that I am sure will be extremely durable.

The two stocks below are my efforts; the one on the left is epoxy on English walnut, the one on the right is a oil/poly sanded in slurry finish that I did maybe 15 years ago. In thinking back on it, I am sure that the sanded in finish took more time.

Nicely done!

Those look incredible. Nice work.

Sitka, I took your suggestion and read all i could find of your posts regarding oil finishes and epoxy. I did not find any comprehensive directions though. I found short comments on one portion of the procedure or another, but nothing covering everything. I had difficulty with the search function, as I couldn't search for a key word(s) and your name simultaneously. Were you referring to something that is perhaps older than two years or possibly something I couldn't find via the search?

There should be some complete descriptions here, newer than two years...

Search shoul dget you there. Will see if I can find something.

Thanks SD, I appreciate your help. Sorry I'm too computer illiterate to execute an adequate search.

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