Polyurethane Finish vs Oil

[Joe Bernfeld]

Tony, I think you will be happy with the oil finish. I've replaced the poly finish on a Parker Reproduction and a Beretta 687 EELL Diamond Pigeon. In both cases the oil finish brought out the figure in the wood much better than the poly finish did. An occasional rub with artists linseed oil keeps the oil finish looking perfect!

[Pittypatdugan]

What do you repro people and other Parker people
Think of TruOil finish, I know it is easy to work with.
I have a double trigger 28 ga repro that looks way darker than when I got it 8 yrs ago, and I am thinking about taking the original off and put TruOil on it. I have taken the poly off a Winchester Pigeon 101, and must have taken 4
Or 5 coats of the remover . Is there an easy product to get the poly off.

Thanks in advance

[Joe Bernfeld]

Originally Posted by Pat Dugan

What do you repro people and other Parker people
Think of TruOil finish, I know it is easy to work with.
I have a double trigger 28 ga repro that looks way darker than when I got it 8 yrs ago, and I am thinking about taking the original off and put TruOil on it. I have taken the poly off a Winchester Pigeon 101, and must have taken 4
Or 5 coats of the remover . Is there an easy product to get the poly off.

Thanks in advance

TruOil is great, just be sure you don't end up with too shiny of a finish.

Chemical paint stripper plus elbow grease does the job removing the old finish.