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Tru oil needs to be thinned ,it makes a good tough finish - but the thickness IMO can make it troublesome to apply .
I have no experience with Timberlux ,but I've heard good things . Permalyn is another great product . There are as many opinions over finish as we have Arse****s,but I have always personally felt the method of application is most important |
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04-05-2018, 04:32 PM
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I too have heard great things about Timberlux, (I don't like Tru Oil) and I was going to order some but he charges $15 for shipping one jar ! That's a little excessive.
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04-05-2018, 07:08 PM
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Tru-oil is a very good versitle finish that can be used to acheive a varitey of types of finishes.
For someone with not much experience and working on general projects, they cant go wrong with it. Timberluxe is good as well, and is a lot better at getting some color into the wood since it has some color to it itself. It is a better finish for getting the right look on older guns. Not that it is hard to work with or anything, but it is different than tru-oil for sure. It definately has a longer dry time or ahoukd i say cure time.
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04-05-2018, 08:34 PM
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I don't like True Oil and haven't tried Timberlux. I like Pro Custom Oil and I know many stockmakers that like it too.
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04-05-2018, 10:14 PM
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Brian Board maker of Timberluxe is usually at the Southern. Might check to see and buy the product there or have someone to pick it up. A great product.
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04-05-2018, 10:23 PM
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If he's at the Southern I'll pick up a jar as I want to try the product.
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04-06-2018, 12:08 AM
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I've used Tru Oil for 50 years and am able to get an excellent smooth finish with it every time. I thin it, mix stain with it when I need too and do a sanded in finish that takes about a week to complete. It ain't for a man in a hurry. I've never used Timberlux but I have copied the shape of their duck calls which I think are very attractive especially with some hand checkering added to the barrel.
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04-06-2018, 08:25 AM
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Like anyone that repairs or restores stocks I was always looking for something better and I tried a pile of finishes over the years. I am a big fan of TL. I use it for complete refinish jobs, It blends well with most existing finishes for repairs and brightens up dry finishes. It works best in low humidity and applied sparingly.
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