How do you all keep your wood pretty

[yammerschooner]

The wood grips on my Chief's special are beginning to show some wear as sweat and salt have begun to take a toll on them. What do you all use to keep your wood in good condition?

[MakeMineaP99]

Tung oil.

[MONTEGOD7SS]

Put em in the box my Rogers grips came in. I am up to a few sets of those now, and finally got me a couple of brown ones.

[MCK45ACP]

Tung oil.

+1

[cohutt]

Tung oil is good since it is absorbed into the wood and not just a surface treatment or finish. let it dry and rub down really well with a soft rag. You might get some sweating back out a little initially if the wood gets really warm, like in a car in the summertime.

[yammerschooner]

This one has high gloss and low gloss:
http://www.hostsonic.com/stuff/tung.jpg


This one doesn't distinguish gloss, and is what I purchased.


http://www.minwax.com/products/images/tung_oil_260x270.jpg


You guys have any preferences?

[MakeMineaP99]

Either will work. I use Formby's low gloss (you can use high too, but I've always found high gloss stain/polyurethane to be too much for my taste; semi-gloss and low gloss are my rule of thumb).

Minwax makes a fine product too. I've used their stuff in the past.

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll140/MakeMineaP99/Desk002.jpg

[MullahElRon]

Get all dat dead skin, gunk and grime out with a soft brush and a mild wood cleaner first.

[jtrade]

+1 for Tung Oil or Boiled Linseed Oil.

J

[D. Manley]

I just use plain ole' "Tru-Oil". Just did the grips of my vintage S&W Model 29 which had lost some of the original finish especially, on one panel. Just a little fine steel wool & TruOil rubbed in with the fingers and they look like new.

[ISUSteve]

Yammer, if you just want oil, you'll have to be careful.

I haven't found any around here that are just straight oil; they all have varnish with them. You want just straight tung oil to get a good finish, but the one's with varnish are easier. They do they job in a one or two applications. Straight oil can take months and is an ongoing process, looks better though.

[yammerschooner]

Steve, you making it out to the Ikes any, now that your life is all hectic and all?

If not, you wanna take a guest out sometime after I get back in town?

[Pitmaster]

I think I'll tung oil the handle of the Glockpost ingot mould.

[ISUSteve]

Steve, you making it out to the Ikes any, now that your life is all hectic and all?

If not, you wanna take a guest out sometime after I get back in town?

I've been twice since she was born, a lot of that is mostly ammo though.

Sure we can go out. I'm getting a new bolt gun tomorrow, but the wife says I don't get until my birthday. We'll see....

[MONTEGOD7SS]

I bought a Nagant early November one year. Wife said I couldn't shoot it until Christmas, but to the best of my recollection it was making big booms the very next day.

[yammerschooner]

I've been twice since she was born, a lot of that is mostly ammo though.

Sure we can go out. I'm getting a new bolt gun tomorrow, but the wife says I don't get until my birthday. We'll see....

Whatcha getting, and when is your birthday?

[ISUSteve]

Remington 700, 308 Win, 20" barrel. Getting it tomorrow now.

September 3rd is the day.

When do you want to go out?

[yammerschooner]

I will be back late Sunday night. I will give you a call Monday morning to figure out a time.

I am thinking next week. Not Tuesday.