Tru-oil you say? Yes, I've used it with my auto spray guns to apply a 50/50 tru-oil/mineral spirits mix for a nice gloss finish on my varmint 22x47 Rifle. It's held up great for 10 years now. It's glossy but still not a high mirror shine. I was thinking of trying min-wax "wipe-on poly" out of my spray gun, or, maybe buying gloss Duracoat. (??) No, I don't want to go with 2-part 3M or Dupont auto epoxy paints for $75-$100 cost being I'm only going to use it once before it sits on my shelf forever & goes bad. I'll revert back to a $20 bottle of tru-oil before I blow $100 on a single gloss auto coat. Any ideas?
Product to produce High Gloss finish for gunstock?
- Thread starter VaniB
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1885Winman4590
Gold $$ Contributor
+1 on the Spraymax product. It gave the absolute best results of anything I've ever used. But don't take the safety warnings lightly. Use a proper respirator and don't use it anywhere where unprotected individuals could be exposed.
No matter what you use, you have to finish sand and polish the final surface to get that flawless mirror you are looking for. Pro painters sometimes apply up to 5 coats of clear to be sure that they don't cut through when color sanding and polishing. This is important on a surface like a gunstock that has lots of curves, nooks and crannies.
RWO
RWO
I use auto clear product, they arnt that expensive in the scheme of things, the most difficult thing for wood stocks is getting the grain sealed and filled. For me its 3 coats and sand until I build about 9 to 12 coats the sand with 2000 grit and buff, mirror finish
Looked up "mbi auto paint" and "auto paint" "gloss epoxy paint" on ebay. Didn't see what you're referring to.
I would have preferred a pint of regular epoxy auto paints that I can mix and spray through my own equipment for under $50. I'd rather pay $30 or $40 for that then $20 for an aerosol can.. I just don't trust aerosol cans. The nozzles can spit rough and ruin a job, and I also don't trust that the orifice will not jam up when you go to use it again. If you do this job in steps with sanding in between coats, a jammed up aerosol nozzle is always a possibility. Then you can't finish the job.
@VaniB
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pick-Your-...r-Coat-/351368097779?var=&hash=item9077a309b0
I just searched " mbi auto clear coat "on eBay and it came up as the first item.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pick-Your-...r-Coat-/351368097779?var=&hash=item9077a309b0
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I make a few stocks and there mostly wood (Poplar) and i paint them . One trick I do is paint them with superglue, the really runny stuff like water. Purchased from the hobby shop in 1 oz bottles and applied with a cheap brush with the glue in a tuna can. After it dries sand and prime It keeps the grain from ever showing through again and seals the wood. Fumes are horrible outside is best.
Larryh128
Silver $$ Contributor
I've used a bunch of them and never had a nozzle issue. It's a lot better than a spray can nozzle. Clean up is 0.
Thanks Rick,
As it turned out, I clicked on the ebay mbi paint link that you provided and I decided against it because it is a repackaging of an unknown product which the seller will not identify its origin, nor provide any directions or information about using it. HOWEVER, on the bottom of the same ebay page I did find offerings including a product called SPEEDOKOTE SMR-130-P medium, & SMR 75 Activator" for only $10 more shipping. This is a product with a real name, temperature use, and other info. What I also like was the slew of positive recommendations of it on Amazon. Many of the reviews detailed the users experiences with it and weren't just generalizations. With sales tax a 16 ounce can will run me about $32 shipped. And for that price I have enough to adjust my spray gun and experiment with it before I actually spray it onto the rifle stock. For anybody who cares to know, the SPEEDKOTE is also available at this price in normal, slow and extra fast temperature speeds.
Appreciate your link. Without it I likely would not have found the 16 ounce SPEEDKOTE product.
The 16 ounce can of SPEEDKOTE paint with 4oz activator for $29. shipped;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Automotive...30P-75-Medium-Pint-Clearcoat-Kit/263562780076
If it's for wooden stock, prepare the wood to a high finish, and look at the final polish with wax.
Look up slippery dicks gun wax on YouTube as an example.
Look up slippery dicks gun wax on YouTube as an example.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
So would that wax take the oil finish wood so common on shotguns, for example, to the wet looking finish they used to use?
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