Hi CC268,

Go to Brownell's and buy a bottle of Pilkington - Linseed Stock Rubbing Oil. Don't Wax your stock unless you are going to put it into a museum. Once you wax a stock it is difficult to repair and you shouldn't put oil over top of the wax at a later date. This product was made to finish an oil finished stock and maintain it. Phil was a chemist before he made rifles. It is not cheap but does the job.

Frank

 

Thanks I will check that out. I called Rizzini USA and they recommended TruOil so that’s what I ordered for now.

 

Howards wax works very well. You can buy it at Home Depot.

Buster

 

I would not put truoil over the top of any oil finish, or BLO for that matter. That is refinishing and you are just looking for routine maintenance.

If it needs a bit of touch up eventually use TimberLuxe.

TimberLuxe™ Finish 1/2 oz. — TimberLuxe

But you shouldn't have to add any top coats unless the finish is damaged, then use TimberLuxe. Just wipe it down with a clean cloth at the end of the day to clean it. I like to use a little Ballistol personally. I would avoid anything with silicone or wax.

 

I would not put truoil over the top of any oil finish, or BLO for that matter. That is refinishing and you are just looking for routine maintenance.

If it needs a bit of touch up eventually use TimberLuxe.

TimberLuxe™ Finish 1/2 oz. — TimberLuxe

But you shouldn't have to add any top coats unless the finish is damaged, then use TimberLuxe. Just wipe it down with a clean cloth at the end of the day to clean it. I like to use a little Ballistol personally. I would avoid anything with silicone or wax.

Alright sounds like this is the way to go. I won’t bother with any wax.

 

I read somewhere that Liquid Gold works pretty good. I think it is a polish and not a wax.

 

Clean it real well with mineral spirits. If you are just looking to protect, Howard’s is a great choice. If you need to touch up the finish use a little Timberlux. BLO, or Tung. Yes you will need to clean up any wax if you plan to refinish or touch up but that’s simple

 

The problem is that they call it an oil finish.
I am willing to bet it has varnish or a "finish" of some kind.
Like Tru-Oil.

A real oil only finish isnt as smooth or shiny as Rizzini, Ceasar, ect...
Imo it has a hardened "shell" of some kind.

I just use howards feed n wax. But if it ever came to really trying to renew the wood, I bet it would take stripping/sanding.

Tru-oil also builds up a hard glossy layer the more coats you do and if you polish between.
There is a good chance it is a tru-oil finish, so touch up might work, but I wouldnt be confident I could blend it correctly.

 

Check out the Caesar Guerini website. They have a video on how to treat an oiled stock with boiled linseed oil (it’s also on You Tube). You might also search through the CG forum here. I seem to remember a lot of members felt that Clenzoil works better than BLO.

 

Clenzoil is a lube, not like BLO or Tung oil for wood treatment

 

if you check out this YouTube link to the "Rizzini Factory Tour" and go to the 19:10 mark, you will se where they dip the stocks in "synthetic oil" which to me looks like a giant vat of something like Timberluxe (what I would personally use for touch up/repair) or Tru-Oil