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Yildiz oil finish - gotta fill the pores to do justice to the wood

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I found the text below via the search engine: have not posted here in a long time, so open to suggestions re the query below. Dave H had directly hit the topic in 2020. Regardless, always appreciate good advice ...
Dave Holmes said:
Nor will the wood be anywhere near the quality of the ProStar. I'll gladly suffer a few hours of wet sanding for the difference. I really like the way the ProStar moves. I like the triggers. With a proper finish, the near exhibition grade stock will be a stunner. Obviously, nobody can speak for the durability of the guns at this point. And, while for some, 4K seems like a lot of money, in the target gun world, it isn't, especially for one with a $1500 wood upgrade included in the price.
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Dave H - a question please, from this older post: I now have in the mail, an engraved Yildiz pro star special .... and agree that the only fault in the (spectacular) wood I wish to correct is lack of pore filling; I can do a mirror sheen with oil, and have that on Perazzi, B25 and did those from bare wood - BUT, I'd prefer not to strip the Yildiz existing finish and start over. Could you advise me of your wet sanding technique? ie grit& paper grade, and presumably done wetted w. oil - and hand rubbed to fill?? TIA Garth
 
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Thx Skeet_man,
You've painfully reminded me of that which I already knew .... and was hoping for an easier way out :)
I've a chum who is progressively refinishing a multicoat enamel finish on a Rolls - and unrelenting wet sanding in that case equates to leveling the finish vs pore filling.
I thought that the post search located by Dave H had inferred a technique closer to 'leveling'.
 
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