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Title: How much Tru Oil?
Post by: Terry Lightle on September 02, 2012, 05:03:00 PM
How many coats of Tru Oil do I need to put on my snake skins?
Title: Re: How much Tru Oil?
Post by: Fritz on September 02, 2012, 06:36:00 PM
I put 5 coats on  mine. oooo steel wool between coats. Nice and smooth.
Title: Re: How much Tru Oil?
Post by: Dan Landis on September 02, 2012, 07:40:00 PM
I usually use at least 4 or 5 coats, for me it depends on how porous the wood is, I keep applying coats over the skins and wood until the pores are filled and I get a nice smooth finish.  On some woods it might take as many s 10 or more coats....Dan
Title: Re: How much Tru Oil?
Post by: macbow on September 02, 2012, 08:08:00 PM
I'm in the 5 to 6 coat range on bows I'd guess about the Same on skins.
I put the coats on as thin as possible. I also switched recently to the scotch type pads over the steel wool.
A little cleaner as far as particles.
Title: Re: How much Tru Oil?
Post by: scrub-buster on September 02, 2012, 09:51:00 PM
5-7 coats for me.  Once I get a really good shine, I call it good.  0000 steel wool between coats for me also.