proper application of BLO
- Thread starter kevin.303
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I just finished an Old Semi auto Mossberg .22 stock, and just stripped all the old finish off with 3M safe stripper, and then gave her a light sand, and used a lint free cloth to apply the BLO...let it dry for about 6 hours, and re-apply, and buff until I got what I needed...approx 3 coats.
Just be sure to dispose of the rags in a proper manner as BLO has been known to spontaneously combust.
Just be sure to dispose of the rags in a proper manner as BLO has been known to spontaneously combust.
Never let a coat dry before you -----
As to previous posts about applying Boiled Linsed Oil and letting it dry -- if you do you may well be very very disapointed.
Normally if you allow BLO to dry wet on a rifle stock it will in most instances turn -Gummy and is impossible to rub into the stock.
To apply BLO--
a) use one of the other following mixtures. half turpentine half BLO and slather the stock, allow to sit from 20 to 40 minutes and then take a terrytowel or cotton cloth and rub that stock as hard and fast as you can.
Rubbing to the point you can feel the heat coming through the rag means that you are rubbing the BLO coat in properly.
Let sit overnight then do the same thing again. Repeat 10 to twenty times.
The other mix is purely BLO alone do the same thing as above.
But the Turps BLO mix allows the BLO to sink well into the pores of the stock and allows a deeper protection to the wood for years of protection.
You can also use 10 coats of the 50/50 mix then turn to the pure BLO or mix an inbetween mixture-=-say 70% BLO and 30% turpentine. This works well.
Again -- rubbing the BLO coat out does a few things -- it removes excess BLO so the surface does not become tacky and rubbs the coats into the pores.
The military said that rubbing to the point good heat is produced by the rag brings on a reaction that brings out a nice satin finish that we all know as that wonderful Lee Enfield look of a well kept rifle.
Regards
Terry in Victoria
Here is a sample of a finished P-14 sporter that has about 20 coats rubbed in.
As to previous posts about applying Boiled Linsed Oil and letting it dry -- if you do you may well be very very disapointed.
Normally if you allow BLO to dry wet on a rifle stock it will in most instances turn -Gummy and is impossible to rub into the stock.
To apply BLO--
a) use one of the other following mixtures. half turpentine half BLO and slather the stock, allow to sit from 20 to 40 minutes and then take a terrytowel or cotton cloth and rub that stock as hard and fast as you can.
Rubbing to the point you can feel the heat coming through the rag means that you are rubbing the BLO coat in properly.
Let sit overnight then do the same thing again. Repeat 10 to twenty times.
The other mix is purely BLO alone do the same thing as above.
But the Turps BLO mix allows the BLO to sink well into the pores of the stock and allows a deeper protection to the wood for years of protection.
You can also use 10 coats of the 50/50 mix then turn to the pure BLO or mix an inbetween mixture-=-say 70% BLO and 30% turpentine. This works well.
Again -- rubbing the BLO coat out does a few things -- it removes excess BLO so the surface does not become tacky and rubbs the coats into the pores.
The military said that rubbing to the point good heat is produced by the rag brings on a reaction that brings out a nice satin finish that we all know as that wonderful Lee Enfield look of a well kept rifle.
Regards
Terry in Victoria
Here is a sample of a finished P-14 sporter that has about 20 coats rubbed in.
