For the past three stocks I have finished, I have used Laurel Mountain Forge products of Permalyn sealer and stock finish. I leaned from an old master who did a 4-6 week oil rubbed finish of Linseed Oil. The Permalyn provides the same look with a lot less work. I have one very nice french walnut stock that looks great and I redid the Turkish Walnut on my CZ. I really like this product, sold by Brownells.

 

Pilkington "clear" finish is my favortie.:bthumb: It took less than a week wiping on Armorall before each coat. Armorall acts as a catalyst and speeds up drying.

 

I have used both types of finish with great success. Yes a little pricy but the stock once completed was beautiful. Tru-Oil just takes to long and the finish is not as hard as the Brownells listed above.

 

Thanks for this thread. I found some Pilkington spirit stain in a box today. Guess I had decided to try it once but never got around to it. I think my next project will be a good subject to experiment with it.

One question for those who have used this before...Does it fade without a good sealer over it? From reading, it looks like it might, but I have no experience with it. Guess I'll find out soon enough...

Oh, vepr762...that's one nice looking rifle! And a great looking stock!

Kenny

 

The clear "finish" does turn to varnish like cure. That rifle gets shot a lot and banged around, in my safe. I haven't tried any of their other products. I'm sold on this one.

 

vepr762 -Thats looks like a very fine job on that rifle. Did you top coat with Pilkington Linseed rubbing oil ?

 

Nope, that's just the "clear finish".

 

Guess it boils down to personal preferance. I did a set of samples and the first finishes I eliminated were the Permalyns. They didn't seem to add any "depth" and the chatoyance was almost flat. The TruOil (no Armor/All / silicone) did the best at bringing the chatoyance out and gave it much more "Depth". That was just a single set of samples so maybe something was "off" but glad you found something to your liking. The Permalyns are certainly easier to use and take less time. The Gun Sav'R rattle can gloss gave a better showing then the Permalyn did. Especially the Gun Sav'R Hunter Satin. Surprisingly gave the best satin finish I have seen, IMHO. But then, I am not a time based kinda guy when it comes to stocks anyway, so ease of use is not my defining factor.

Nice looking firearm, I might add.:bthumb: