Tru-Oil and checkering

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jbauch357

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How does one apply Tru-Oil to checkering?

I'm refinishing a grip for my Dan Wesson 15-2 and going for the exact same thing that I ended up with on this Marlin that I refinished (it is holding up well, and actually feels like it's still getting harder with time): http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=656154&highlight=marlin

In the ultimate refinish sticky it was mentioned that you can tape off the checkering, apply a couple coats of finish to the rest of the wood. Then when you're almost done pull the tape off the checkering to get one or two coats (enough to protect, but not so much it fills) on it while finishing the rest. Do you think that approach would work with Tru-Oil, and would a toothbrush be sufficient for working an even thin coat down into the valleys of the checkering?
 
Yes.
Get an old toothbrush.
Dab it on with a finger tip, then brush it until out there is hardly anything left.

As you surmised, too much will fill the checkering and ruin it.

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