A friend was throwing a bunch of stuff out and I got some cans of Lee Valley tung oil. It is pure tung oil, polymerized tung oil (gloss finish) and tung oil sealer. I tried using the pure tung oil, but it is thick and gooey like honey and needed to be thinned. The other stuff is thinner.
I've applied many layers of the polymerized oil on several rifles but not the sealer. What does that do?
I started with Circa 1850 Tung/Teak oil before I got the Lee Valley tung oil but to be honest, that seems to be almost all paint thinner.
I also got some Miniwax tung oil in a can too, but that also seems very thin. It sure applies easily though. I'm thinking of using the Miniwax stuff as thinner for the thick tung oil. Any thoughts/
I discovered I had a bottle of BLO too. Would that be compatible with the tung oils if I applied some too? I might try it on another rifle that could use another application of oil.
What the difference in weatherproofing my rifles? I have two oil-stocked 1950s Husqvarnas that are my main subjects of repeated oil applications. I want to make them as weather resistant as possible
I've applied many layers of the polymerized oil on several rifles but not the sealer. What does that do?
I started with Circa 1850 Tung/Teak oil before I got the Lee Valley tung oil but to be honest, that seems to be almost all paint thinner.
I also got some Miniwax tung oil in a can too, but that also seems very thin. It sure applies easily though. I'm thinking of using the Miniwax stuff as thinner for the thick tung oil. Any thoughts/
I discovered I had a bottle of BLO too. Would that be compatible with the tung oils if I applied some too? I might try it on another rifle that could use another application of oil.
What the difference in weatherproofing my rifles? I have two oil-stocked 1950s Husqvarnas that are my main subjects of repeated oil applications. I want to make them as weather resistant as possible