Wasabi Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 So bit of a long story. My Miroku 6000 has a really decent bit of wood on it. When I bought it, from a retired gunsmith, he told me he had done a "proper oil finish" on it, not "Tru oil" and that tge stock was a special high grade order. Anyway, after a decade of me using it the finish was looking a bit lack lustre. Without looking at any advice I knocked the finish back with 00000 wire wool and started rubbing in boiled linseed oil. I've been doing this every day for a week or so. My question is... have I done the right thing? The stock is soaking up the oil. Will it start to form a gloss finish or is this not what boiled linseed does? When I bought the gun the finish looked like it was wet, which it wasn't. Will BLO produce this? When I've applied a coat it looks matt after it has soaked in. Advice gratefully accepted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Blo has hardeners in it so it will set faster then buff to a sheen. Untreated linseed oil will soak in and take an age to set cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 Stock oils used for “proper oil finishes” are blo based but also have hardeners and waxes added as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan123shooting Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 If you buff off with a small amount on a cloth leave a couple of hours then reapply the smallest amount and palm in well then repeat with the cloth so on , it can take any time up to five weeks, i’m Into the second week of Winchester refinish, just starting to get a shine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham M Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) https://www.agwoodcare.co.uk/products/rustinspaintdryers/ Just add some to a clean rag and wipe it all over the stock. Then rub vigorously to produce heat. Do this for two or three days and once the oil begins to harden you can then add some to your linseed oil and use it as a stock oil that will harden as you rub it in. You really do need to produce some heat though and I have even used a polishing mop on a polishing lathe to get a stock hardened off. Be careful though as you can burn the wood. Edited May 6, 2019 by Graham M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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