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Just trying to oil a Raw Wood Neck and saw the Sticky Page at the top of the Tech Q&A Page. Can I purchase Boiled Linseed Oil from Home Depot? Do I have to boil Raw Linseed oil myself? If so...for how long. Any info would be appreciated.
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Home Depot, Lowes, any Hardware store has the stuff you need... -
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Tru Oil is better than linseed oil (although it does contain linseed oil). Check with a local gun shop.My goal in life is to be the kind of asshole my wife thinks I am.Comment
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I prefer boiled linseed oil. For some reason, the 'boiled' means it has accelerants in it to make it dry faster. I did a few necks awhile back - one was tung oil, one was boiled linseed, one was tru-oil.
The boiled one dried faster and seemed to protect better - one neck that I tru-oiled I hit with boiled later, as it seemed to not wear as well.
I'd prefer either over straight tung oil though. That stuff takes forever to dry/not be sticky. Part of that may be the craptacular climate in oklahoma, but I could put several coats of boiled on a neck in the time it took for one coat of tung to dry.
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Oh, and you can get Tru-Oil at K-mart in the sporting goods department.
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I once used boiled linseed on a GMW neck that felt too raw to me. It turned out great, a definite improvement. Kind of gave it a hint of a vintage yellow'd look, too - that was a cool plus.Comment
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Tru Oil, then tru-oil gunstock wax... works great and seems to hold up pretty well.
Boiled linsed oil smells pretty bad, but seems to hold up well. it WILL give a slight tint to the neck.Comment
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