Need some tips

[howie1a]

Hi Pryor daniel I just posted a stock finishing method in the library, it is the same method I used to use on hatterus boats if it's good for a 4 million dollar boat it should be ok  for my china rifles you end up with a nice smooth hi gloss stock iin what ever stain color you want to use.howie

[PryorDaniel]

Marvin, I used 3 coats of Minwax Red Mahogany. After letting the final coat dry a full 24 hours I started putting Tru-oil. I used 4 coats of Tru-oil.

Howie, would it be possible to put the Minwax spray-on varinsh after I've already used Tru-oil or would I have to sand it off first?

[howie1a]

I don't know if the oil will repel the varnish  if it was me I would take a piece of scrap wood and use it for a test put everything on it that you now have on your stock and them coat it with the varnish and see if to comes out ok this way you haven't done anything to the stock.howie

[PryorDaniel]

I'll do my test on some spare 2x4's I have laying around. I'm trying to get a really high gloss finish out of this stock but it doesn't seem to get any more gloss to it and I've seen some that had more gloss than a pair of military dress shoes.