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  • Boiled Linseed OIl...?

    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.

  • #2
    Home Depot, Lowes, any Hardware store has the stuff you need...

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    • #3
      Originally posted by demonglory View Post
      Home Depot, Lowes, any Hardware store has the stuff you need...
      Thanks

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      • #4
        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.

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        • #5
          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.

          Pete

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          • #6
            Oh, and you can get Tru-Oil at K-mart in the sporting goods department.

            Pete

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            • #7
              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.

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              • #8
                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.

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