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    Hot dunking in Linseed oil? Anyone done it?

    Has anyone hot dunked a Carbine or Garandicon stock as was done originally? I'm thinking of getting 10 gallons, putting it in a steel tube to heat and dipping it. The reason? I don't feel like hand applying oil to 60 or 100 GI stocks. Rotator Cuff issues are one reason.
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    I have only applied it by hand, but I also know that linseed oilicon is very expensive (I pay $8 per 2 ounce bottle). I have read about someone who used a PVC tube to soak his stocks one at a time so he didn't need to have as much oil. God bless you for properly treating those 60 to 100 stocks!

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    You do realize the question wasn't did the armory/military contractors do it that way, right? The question is, has anyone, "one", here, an individual, done it the same way.

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    I have only applied it by hand, but I also know that linseed oilicon is very expensive (I pay $8 per 2 ounce bottle). I have read about someone who used a PVC tube to soak his stocks one at a time so he didn't need to have as much oil. God bless you for properly treating those 60 to 100 stocks!
    Cool. The less you buy, the higher the cost per ounce. Sorta like a Coke. 2 liters at the store can be cheaper than a cup at Arby's. A quick search looks like RLO is available for $210 for 5 gallons. Not sure 5 would do it but it's possible. Heating PVC doesn't sound too practical though.

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    $210 for the oil plus the cost of heating 5 gallons over and over. IDK, you really think it's worth it?

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    It can be sold afterwards to recoup some costs, and you don't have to heat and cool each individual stock dunking. Wouldn't take long to dunk 20 or 40 stocks.

    But maybe using a heating lamp in some process would be more affordable method. Maybe an electric buffer?

    However, 5 gallons would work for a cylinder 6" x 40 tall if that's the method.
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    Could you use a black garbage bag over the pvc pipe to heat the oil during the day? Then dip your stocks in the afternoon.
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    Maybe another question would be "is heating the RLO necessary?" I know that BLOicon is heat activated but I'm not sure about the need to heat RLO to activate it.

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    They didn't heat BLOicon in the day as far as I know. I'd defer to Rick Bicon on application of what kind of oil, but I've read that he hand rubs it in, which ever he says he uses.

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    Here is an older thread on the subject.
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    Thank you, Wayne.
    Jim, I see you're probably deleting your posts, but thank you anyway. BTW, I was speaking of the original US contractors/producers.

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