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Chuck,
If you refer to my previous post and follow the links you will find that both Watco & Waterlox are reviewed on one or the other.Hope that helps.Sorry for the delay in replying.

i just LOVE gunstock finishing questions? so many different opinions! bugsy

Salopian,

I wish thsat were true! Just had the engine on my Freelander blow up, taking out turbo, exhaust and cat - had to sell my favourite Holland & Holland 16 bore hammer gun to pay for it all to be replaced with new - then got my tax bill and last year's accountant's bill. Oh joy.

Anyway, glad you cleared up that we are two people and have not morphed into one, despite my Salopian origins.

How did you get on with the bottle of stock oil I made up for you?

This thread goes on and on (which is cool)- and as I reflect on it my avice to those wanting a simple and easy (wife friendly)means by which to get a good stock finish is to buy a bottle of Napier finishing oil.

I have used and made all sorts of traditional concoctions over the years (which is fun)and most work well - but if used properly, the Napier oil is basically the same stuff and will deliver professional results if applied by stages and rubbed off with an oil soaked cloth after each application is overnight dry.

Dig,
Sorry to hear of your misfortune.
Your oil was very good as of course we both knew it would be.
I agree that the Napier is very easy to use and anyone can get good results with it.
I actually do not like it for my own use, preferring Liberon finishing oil as a commercial finish.But frankly I have so many home brews I have probably got enough for my last ride in an oil finished Viking boat.Better get on with refinishing that as I haven't got time on my side.
Interesting link to Spiceworld hope that is not another part of the Beckham Empire ( only joking Victoria)

I am going to try Waterlox on my comp o/u.

Is Liberon a light finish like Watco?

Yes I know this is an old thread. But it came up in a Waterlox search

No, Liberon is steel wool.

https://liberon.co.uk/our-products/interior-furniture-and-woodwork/varnishes/

I think this is what Salopian was referring to

I stand corrected....

For what it is worth, I have found that Pro Custom Oil is my favorite. I think a coat every other day is best to let it cure between coats if you have the time. After a dozen or more coats, a rub down with very fine quality wet or dry sandpaper using the pro custom oil as the oil for the wet part. Don't over do it. You get a deep satin finish which shows the natural grain of the wood.

It will not stand up like Waterlox. I used it on one of my stocks and it was hard to get a smooth coat. It did not smooth out like Pro Custom Oil. This was my first gun I checkered myself and found out it is not easy to learn to do it well even though it looks easy. This was a recheckering of a worn stock. All the lines were there. Years later I asked a friend who was/is an expert at checkering. I gave him the forearm and even with a carbide checkering took he could not get it to cut into the cured Waterlox. I never used it again although I see the toughness has value on a competition gun that is used a lot. After all, it is designed to be used on wood floors.

That is reg original formula Waterlox? PCO in the spray from Brownells?