What do you guys clean you wood stocks

02-16-2005, 07:08 AM

I know some guys that wipe gun oil on thier walnut stocks. (Caused them to swell some at the grip). Know some guys use furniture wax. I tried to just wipe them down.

Lets say you ahve a AAA piece of lumber on a custom made rifel you paid 3K for. How would you care for it? Lets say they used hand rubbed tang oil on it.

JOE-BEEF · 02-16-2005, 07:59 AM

Well I'll Tell Ya Bigcountry,,,,, If i had a 3K rifle i would'nt have to worry about cleaning the wood because it would be in a SEALD glass case . But all kidding aside , i just wipe them down with a soft cloth or like on my old Marlin ''mfg. 1949'' i use linseed oil.

biscuit jake · 02-16-2005, 08:56 AM

Nice wood, bigcountry. Same here. Linseed oil.

oldelkhunter · 02-16-2005, 09:42 AM

I use regular furniture polish to clean it or a slightly damp cloth. If it is scratched and the original finish is oil like my side by side as per their directions that is what I am supposed to use. If a gun is that pretty and it is not a bluebird day outside then I put it in fiberglass and don't worry about it.

02-16-2005, 09:59 AM

I guess what I am getting at besides trying to find a better way, is I see so many people pour hoppes high vis. oil on thier wood stocks and rub it in. I have a old shotgun where it swelled due to too much oil coming back from the reciever into the grip. Now its not fitted too well.

I am trying to put out the word that hoppe or your typical gun oil is not meant for wood.

vangunsmith · 02-16-2005, 10:01 AM

Yes, if its a oil finish use tung oil,or furniture polish. Then if its got checkering put lemon oil on the checkering. Lemon oil will bring out and up the checkering sharp with a toothbrush. If its a Varathane or urathane finish,just wipe it down and off with a little wd-40 on a cloth rag. vangunsmith

Highpower · 02-16-2005, 10:29 AM

on wood stocks, regardless of finish, use premixed Murphys Oil Soap. Cleans the wood and doesn't effect the finish.

Mark whiz · 02-16-2005, 10:35 AM

I'm with vangunsmith............

Lemon Oil works very well for cleaning & treating the wood on an oil-finished stock. I wipe down my stocks with it with each cleaning. And about 2 or 3 times a year, I also handrub boiled linseed oil into it generously. Linseed & Tung oil WILL darken a stock with time, you if that is a problem - go sparingly with it and use the Lemon oil more often.

A urethane finish will just cleanup with water............. and the Murphy's Oil Soap is a good idea for these too as it'll take off a little more grunge than water if you have any on it.

1SHOT_1KILL · 02-16-2005, 01:57 PM

Either some type of furniture polish like Pledge or Mruphy's Oil Soap on a soft rag. If I am using Murphy's I wring the rag out a good as I can, so the rag is only damp.

mossy33oak · 02-16-2005, 02:52 PM

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I know some guys that wipe gun oil on thier walnut stocks. (Caused them to swell some at the grip). Know some guys use furniture wax. I tried to just wipe them down.

Lets say you ahve a AAA piece of lumber on a custom made rifel you paid 3K for. How would you care for it? Lets say they used hand rubbed tang oil on it.

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