true oil removal
- Thread starter whitey07
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Most of it will be built up on the surface of the stock. This can be removed with finest grade steel wool or a green synthetic pad w/o damage to the stock. After that use mineral spirits or a stripper like Minwax Antique stripper to remove the rest. Water and wood don't mix, so I avoid using any water on a stock, except where necessary to steam up gouges and dings.
Coyote Ugly
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Put the RC stock outside in the sun (or on your roof) on a 30C Day for several hours, start wiping with rags (and rubbing alcohol) as the heat brings the saturated oil/cosmo out of the wood.
Why would you want ot soak your stock in an atf mix? Just use straight acetone if you want to go that route.
The original finish was already ruined with a coat of Russian red shellac like all Russian captures. Most guys strip the shellac and finish with boiled linseed oil.
Boiled linseed oil was never used on the Enfield rifle and this was confirmed by Mr. Peter Laidler author and British Armourer.
The Enfield stocks were dipped in a tank of hot raw linseed oil when made and during the yearly inspections by the armourers. Mr. Laidler also stated that during the yearly inspection the stocks were left to soak over night in the hot tank of raw linseed oil, then removed in the morning to drip over the tank.
Below dated Sept 25, 1940
The means cold pressed raw linseed oil was to be used starting in 1940, prior to this the linseed oil was filtered and refined with the fatty acids removed.
Below, BLO on the left, 1950 Mk.2 and raw linseed oil on right and bottom on a untouched No.1 Mk.3 1953 FTR.
Sorry for the interruption BUT American made BLO is toxic while Canadian and British BLO is non-toxic, this is due to "deregulation" of American industry safety standards.
NOTE: Raw linseed oil is non-toxic in all countries and can be applied bare handed. (or mixed with vinegar and put on your salad)
The Enfield stocks were dipped in a tank of hot raw linseed oil when made and during the yearly inspections by the armourers. Mr. Laidler also stated that during the yearly inspection the stocks were left to soak over night in the hot tank of raw linseed oil, then removed in the morning to drip over the tank.
Below dated Sept 25, 1940
The means cold pressed raw linseed oil was to be used starting in 1940, prior to this the linseed oil was filtered and refined with the fatty acids removed.
Below, BLO on the left, 1950 Mk.2 and raw linseed oil on right and bottom on a untouched No.1 Mk.3 1953 FTR.
Sorry for the interruption BUT American made BLO is toxic while Canadian and British BLO is non-toxic, this is due to "deregulation" of American industry safety standards.
NOTE: Raw linseed oil is non-toxic in all countries and can be applied bare handed. (or mixed with vinegar and put on your salad)
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
Tru-oil is nothing more than linseed oil with a drier. Now it MUST be rubbed in. Failure to do so and just letting it air dry, will result in something like a shiny varnish finish. One can cut that by going over it with fine steel wool between each coat and on the final coat.
Mr. Sukey Tru-oil contains no chemical driers.
COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Description CAS # Weight %
Mineral Spirits 8052-41-3 > 56
Modified Oil Proprietary < 33
Linseed Oil Proprietary < 11
