Has anyone tried this technique? spray on a thin coat of Armor all then rub in some Tru oil while it's still wet. The Armor all is suposed to act as a catalyst and really speed up the dry time?
I was going to Tru oil over snake skins today and thought about giving this a try.
Try it on a test piece if no one chimes in.
I've never tried it and probably won't. I like Tru-Oil finish and can wait for it to dry without adding anything else to it. The silicon in the Armour-All might adversely affect the Tru-Oil and it has worked quite well on its on for me for many years.
I've searched around and it seems like alot of guys finishing gunstocks,furniture,etc are doing it. I just can't find anything about using it over skins though.I'll probably just play it safe and go with just the Tru oil. Thanks.
If you have a bow oven, put the bow in it at 100 f. after applying a coat of Tru-oil. It will dry nicely in 2 hours. Bob
What Bob says......
When I had some Tru-oil that did not want to dry. Probably because of oily IPE, I tried the oven no help.
Haven't tried the oven besides that.
I did find that of shellac on IPE solves the problem.
I have been applying Tru Oil and Armour all on a scratch piece for a test, it seems to really work as described, basically dry to the touch and I am recoating in less than 1/2 hr, its very thin so lots of coats but no runs or sags, as for longevity the original guy (from a gun forum)shows stocks from 5 years ago that are still pretty nice
Seems to work best when it is heated with friction from rubbing with your fingers so might not work on skins
QuoteOriginally posted by kurtbel5:
Seems to work best when it is heated with friction from rubbing with your fingers so might not work on skins
I chickened out and just used the Tru oil alone.Third coat is drying now.Thanks for the info.
oils wont let it cure!
I've got a rifle stock to refinish this winter, I might give this a try. Thanks for posting it!