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Anyone here ever tried walnut oil for shotgun stock? My manufacturer recommends this oil to seal and protect the finish. Can’t find it anywhere in Regina.
 
Lee Valley tools should have it. Saw some in Save On foods the other day as well. Probably Super Store or Safeway might Carr it as well.
 
After some research on google I’ve found they it is a special walnut oil to be used on gun stocks. The one from grocery store isn’t good. Amazon would sell it for about 40$... grrrrr
 
When you say 'to seal and protect the finish' what is it finished with right now? Is the finish coming off? How come the finish needs to be protected, that's what a finish does.
If the stock is finished with Walnut oil then I'd stick with that but if it's varnished then oil won't penetrate the varnish so you'll just be wiping it off. In that case then a tung oil might work better because it usually has some varnish mixed in with it. Boiled linseed oil works well to enhance most oil finishes if they're getting a little thin. Just make sure you thin it a bit with thinner if the wood is dry so it will penetrate the wood and make sure the oil is dry before buffing it and applying another coat.
 
Falconflyer said:
When you say 'to seal and protect the finish' what is it finished with right now? Is the finish coming off? How come the finish needs to be protected, that's what a finish does.
If the stock is finished with Walnut oil then I'd stick with that but if it's varnished then oil won't penetrate the varnish so you'll just be wiping it off. In that case then a tung oil might work better because it usually has some varnish mixed in with it. Boiled linseed oil works well to enhance most oil finishes if they're getting a little thin. Just make sure you thin it a bit with thinner if the wood is dry so it will penetrate the wood and make sure the oil is dry before buffing it and applying another coat.
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I don’t know of any manufacturers that use varnish? Poly-urethane or lacquer are generally the high gloss finishes. Remington used something they called RKW that they claimed was like a bowling pin coating.
 
Falconflyer said:
When you say 'to seal and protect the finish' what is it finished with right now? Is the finish coming off? How come the finish needs to be protected, that's what a finish does.
If the stock is finished with Walnut oil then I'd stick with that but if it's varnished then oil won't penetrate the varnish so you'll just be wiping it off. In that case then a tung oil might work better because it usually has some varnish mixed in with it. Boiled linseed oil works well to enhance most oil finishes if they're getting a little thin. Just make sure you thin it a bit with thinner if the wood is dry so it will penetrate the wood and make sure the oil is dry before buffing it and applying another coat.
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Stock is finished with walnut oil and want to keep the colour as I really like it. I went in the rain with the gun and now I have some bad spots on it. Hope to go away with some walnut oil. The problem is that it’s hard to find.
 
the spank said:
I don’t know of any manufacturers that use varnish? Poly-urethane or lacquer are generally the high gloss finishes. Remington used something they called RKW that they claimed was like a bowling pin coating.
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That's all true but the op didn't say who the manufacturer was or what the finish was, only where to get walnut oil.

As to the question, I see that amazon advertises walnut oil and so does wally world.
 
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