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I am applying BLO to a 1955 Garsnd, CMP Colkector Grade, the stock is beautiful, bu quite dull looking, I have hit it with two good coats of BLO, but it is as if I put none on, still flat /dull with no shine at all
Does this mean it is so dried out I just have to keep adding coats of BLO? Or is this normal and I should not be looking for it to shine up at all?
Thanks for any advice you might have for me.
if you want shine try tru oil
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...thTruoil-1.jpg
Yep, Tru Oil is what you need.
Or tung oil. However, the Conservator at SA recommended wax, not oil. He insisted that wood does not need to be "fed."
My other M1 stocks have a nice warm "glow" not a dazzling mirror like shine in the example above, but the other one just looks completely dull and flat.
I usually wipe down a newly acquired stock with some mineral spirits before applying BLO. Just a light wipe down with a cotton rag to remove any dirt, but not enough to disturb the patina. The a light coat or two of BLO to condition the wood. Works well for me here in dry Southern California
Attachment 28928Very gentle buff with cleaned 0000 steel wool. This will produce a sheen instead of a gloss. Here is one of my restorations
Stocks that have been handled alot will get that smooth sheenQuote:
Originally Posted by Amsdorf
Do what John Wyatt said a light wipe down with Mineral Spirits and wipe dry. This will take off some dirt. Then mix 30% turpentine and 70% BLO. Rub it in real good and let it set over night. If tomorrow its kind of tacky use 0000 steel or brass wool and lightly polish. The turpentine will lighten the stock a little plus helps in rubbing it in the wood. If after setting over night and it isn't tacky just polish it with a clean cotton rag. Show us pictures when your finished.
This may be a contrary point of view, but if by collector grade you mean you have a CMP Collector Grade certificate for this rifle, then one question to ask would be: why put anything on it at all? The sheen & patina on some rifles comes from repeated application of Raw Linseed Oil (not BLO), plus repeated handling, as other have said. But Collector Grade rifles by definition haven't been handled that much and one would not expect them to look as though they have. From a value point of view I think the best bet is to leave it dull, or even slightly blotchy, which is indicative of wood with nothing more than the factory Tung Oil finish.
What he said. Or, you might apply a coat or two of Culver's Paste or Tom's 1/3.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBS
daveboy
CMP has great information about wood restoration, here is the link,
Armorer's Corner - Wood Cleaning Article
I have a couple of CMP M1's and have re-oil the stocks. They were originally oil and the red color comes from oxidation of the oil with time. The were dull when they let the factory. I use a mixture of pure Tung oil with mineral spirit, here is finish product of my 55 after 4 coats,
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Good luck
The late M1 Rifles I have seen that were in virtually new condition had no sheen to the stock.
Just wanted to follow up to my BLO question with the results, special thanks to Harlan for all his great assistance!
http://youtu.be/4ZCwCZDJitI?hd=1