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fin2feather
PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:32 pm  Reply with quote
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On my last South Dakota trip we woke one morning to some pretty significant rain. If I'd been at home I'd have stayed there, but I was 600 miles away, and the other guys said, "Hell yes we're gonna hunt!" I had my Sterly 16 and my Trojan 16 along and was alternating them; it was the Trojan's day up, so...

That night I noticed the finish was all blotchy - it even looked like there was bare wood in spots! I was pretty upset as I always felt the stock on the Parker was one of the nicest looking of the guns I own - not necessarily the grain but just the color etc. I later found out on the Parker Collector's site that this isn't all that uncommon, and one of the guys said he had used TimberLuxe in a similar situation and he sent some pics so I decided to give it a try. At the same time I wanted to tone down the shine on the receiver a bit; it was polished when I got it and I've always wanted to knock it down a little but had never done anything about it. Several things were suggested including white vinegar, which we had on hand.

After the rain...







I was a bit leery when I got the TimberLuxe; I don't know if you've ever used it, but it's thin as water and doesn't look like much, but I have to say it worked. Here she is after four hand-applied coats of Timber-luxe on the wood and a rub down with a cotton ball and some vinegar on the metal...







The old shooter's ready to get back out there!

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Pine Creek/Dave
PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:43 pm  Reply with quote



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F2F,

Real nice job on the stock refinish & breech work, outstanding work! On the rain note, our entire season was hunted in the rain except for 2 sun shinny days. Glad your gun is in good shape now.

American classics should be used and taken care of, way to go!

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
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RGuill96971
PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:33 am  Reply with quote



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timberluxe is a great product. Brian at timberluxe will answer any and all questions. I recently used on an old sxs wood. The finish was to shinny for what I was trying to accomplish. Completely sanded the wood after timberluxe, and applied Danish oil, several coats, the finish looks amazing.
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John Singer
PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:24 am  Reply with quote



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My guns are not near as nice as yours.

I purchased most of them in poor condition and repaired and refinished them.

I have been using Tru-oil as a stock finish. I typically apply 15 thin, hand polished coats on my shotguns.

When I hunted in the rain, I often observed what you have just experienced. I usually simply a coat or two of hand rubbed Tru-oil to restore the finish.

Recently, I found that a thin coat of Minwax furniture wax over the oil finish prevents the damage due to water.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 4:07 pm  Reply with quote
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For a cover finish, I use Lemon Pledge

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Bill K
PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 8:56 am  Reply with quote



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I feel your pain.

Above and beyond the immediate situation, you need to do what everybody in my hunting group did - buy a rainy day gun !

‘Nuff said.

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fin2feather
PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:02 am  Reply with quote
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Bill K wrote:
...you need to do what everybody in my hunting group did - buy a rainy day gun !


Got one, my good old Stevens 5100. But since it was 600 miles away I didn't have much choice

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Pine Creek/Dave
PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:45 pm  Reply with quote



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F2F,

You know better than to not take a back up gun on a hunt, we have all made that mistake in the past.

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
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fin2feather
PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 11:28 am  Reply with quote
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Dave, I never travel without at least two guns, and if you'll read my initial post you'll see I didn't here either. I expected possible snow in South Dakota that time of year but not rain. My mistake. My old Trojan would be a rainy-day gun to some folks but not me.

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Ruff Hunter
PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:52 pm  Reply with quote



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Even if it were the Sterly's day up, I would have gone with the Trojan too. Nice job on the DIYTLC.

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