I've always wondered what the "Man of Few Words" looked like . . . now I know and he wears a white Western hat too :duck:

Mr. Day I went to the hareware store today and they have both high or low shean! Sorry for the question.

I used high sheen.

I thought I would reopen this four year old post because the application of Tung Oil on composite barrels has not been discussed in a while.

Questions; how has/does it hold up. How often does it need to be reapplied i.e how durable is it? Does it actually change the color shades of the metal even after it is removed. If you don't like it or want to reapply it how do you remove it?

In my experience when waterfowling for long periods of time in the rain and snow all gun oils and greases eventually fail. Composite barrels seem to be more prone to rusting in such weather, even when recently refinished. I am guessing it's the iron that causes that. Will tung oil hold up better?

How many of you use Tung oil on your barrels?

Pete, I have a coat on the big 10 I put on a few years ago. As you know, it's seen the elements, wet gloves, etc. No issues.

As long you don't glob it on, you will never know it's on there. Wipe it on very thin and let it dry for 24 hours. That's all you need.

To remove it, denatured alcohol.

Joe Wood should reply; it was his discovery
http://docs.google.com/document/d/1E...g51u_SnEM/edit

Brad Bachelder recomends Watco Danish Oil Finish
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9779

Thanks. Once either Tung or Danish Oil has been applied and dried how should one treat the barrels after coming in from the field? I would think Hoppe's oil, 3 in 1 oil, Rem Oil and the like would remove both Tung and Danish oils. Do you simply wipe them down with a soft dry rag?

Interestingly enough Formby's Tung Oil contains no Tung Oil.


"On the other hand, Formby’s, Zar, Gillespie, and Hope’s “Tung Oil Finish” are wiping varnish—nothing more than regular varnish to which mineral spirits has been added, thinning the varnish so that it can be wiped on. (You can make your own wiping varnish by thinning the varnish you already own 50/50 with mineral spirits.) As with the oil/varnish blends mentioned, none of these wiping varnishes contains so much as a drop of tung oil."

Formby’s Tung Oil Finish is an alkyd resin wiping varnish made with soya (soybean) oil. It contains absolutely no tung oil.

http://community.woodmagazine.com/t5...To-Do/ba-p/190

I have 2 damascus guns that I have plans to redo the barrels and I may try this just to see what happens. Neither of these guns look like Bruce's before pictures( far worse). THey are a Lefever G 16 and an GH16.

Pete: I wipe everything (wood and metal) gently with a soft cloth and G97 Gun Treatment or Ballistol. Not much trouble with salt water here in the desert, but most everything is a tad...abrasive...lacerating...biting...sticking

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