Refinishing a stock - question

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I am in the process of refinishing a rifle and I am working on the stock using birchwood casey.

Currently I have the stock looking great with coats of Tru-Oil and the last step calls for "Stock Sheen & conditioner". I have read a lot of reviews that stated Stock Sheen & conditioner ruins the finish of the rifle.

I am curious if the Stock Sheen & conditioner is a necessary step (a Sealant) or if it adds to the finish (shine) or if the stock can be left with just the tru-oil coats?


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Your Tru-Oil should well have functioned as a sealant, and gloss (or lack thereof) is determined by how you polished the stock, be it to a shine or matte with 0000 steel wool. I would skip Stock Sheen and stick with just the Tru-Oil.
 
stock sheen and conditioner

good day all:
i have used the stock sheen and conditioner on a couple of stocks finished with true oil.
what it does is take the shine off the true oil ,it dulls down the shine depending on how much and how long you use it.it has the same consistincy as milk with baking soda mixed in.
some guns you want bowling ball shiny and some you dont.

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If you leave the Tru-oil, it will leave a high gloss sheen. If you elect to use 0000 steel wool, you will remove the gloss sheen and end up with a matte. If you then decide to use Stock Sheen and Conditioner on the matte finish, it will bring the sheen up a notch.

Whatever you do, do not use Stock Sheen or Steel Wool until you leave the Tru-Oil to "cure" for a minimum of a week. True-Oil does need some cure time, vs. Tung 'n' Teak oil which dries to rock like strength in 24 hours.

Depending on the vintage of your rifle, all three sheens could be the look you're after-very much personal preference. These days, a low lustre is in vouge.
 
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