Recoil pad and tru oil
 

I had a recoil pad installed, coated it with a real thin coating of tru oil, and the stuff won't dry. What am I doing wrong?

Thx, Ray

Ray, Why would you coat a pad with anything? Am I missing something here?

Someone talked a few years ago about burnishing oil onto a pad to give it an "old" appearance.

Careful with the heat!! It could be disasterous...

I have never owned an old gun with a pad that wasn't coated with something! That's probably not a good excuse but that's the best I can come up with!

When you get them, they have a sheen to them. But after they are shaved to fit the unshaven part retains the sheen and the rest is dull. So coated them with something gives them a uniform appearance? Preserves them? I don't know but have to figure something out.

Ray, I have had pads put on a few guns. I agree I don't like the way they look when new but if you just shoot the hell outta them they age very nicely.

Take the gun out and shoot a few rounds of clays. They get dirty real fast.

Paste wax. This might be useful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2AqHdEqg4I

Ray,
I always just apply paste wax to smooth and harden the sides of new pads. Below is what is recommended for finishing new pads on the Galazan website.

1. After installation of the pad, buff it with Vaseline to add a sheen
2. Coat it with varnish, tru-oil, and shellac and let dry. This will preserve the sheen.

Pachmayr recommends Armor All.

Ray, I did just as the Galazan site said but also could not get the tru oil to dry. Seems the vaseline keeps it tacky, but again, maybe I did something wrong.