Police 870 + Elbow Grease + 1 Coat Tru-Oil

[bushmaster1313]

My Police Surplus 870 now has one coat of Tru-Oil
I dilute the Tru-Oil 50/50 with mineral spirits.
(Only need about 9 more coats)
More Pictures when it's done.
(BTW not sure how to clean up the pump handle before refinishing)

 

[JNewell]

Try mineral spirits or turps or denatured alcohol or naptha or all of them with a stiff toothbrush - assuming you're going to refinish it.

 

[Maj Dad]

Get some Formby's Refinisher (or one of the generic equivalents next to it on the shelf) - I have used it for over 40 years with excellent results. Apply it with fine steel wool (I used 0000 unless the wood is trashed & then a coarser grade) and it will remove the goo & smooth it out a bit. Many times I don't need to stain, and sometimes I don't apply anything afterward. I tend to lean toward pure tung oil, but with a nice piece of wood I might use Lin-Speed or Tru-Oil. I used it to refinish my old Win 97 and finished with tung oil & it looks great.