Try Tru Oil?--But.... wood is already stained, and has thin poly. on it.

[Ignition Override]

Never used Tru, but have read about it since 2008 or so.

Just a simple question here.
Can Tru help if it is rubbed on wood which Already is stained, has 2-3 thin layers of polyurethane?

* I'm not gonna remove these layers already on the gun furniture - Absolutely not.

-----Interested in helping prevent wood from drying out, yet allowing colors which I really like, to Remain on wood--as is.
If a little Tru won't soak through those layers enough to help wood in the longer-term, just say so.

 

[DocRock]

Tru Oil doesn’t offer much in terms of wood nourishment anyway. It’s heavily polymerized to offer fast drying. It’s a nice finish and applied in thin coats, gone over with #0000 steel wool after 24hrs drying will provide additional protection.

To nourish the wood, you would need to get the polyurethane off. Doing so would definitely damage the stain. So, Tru Oil on top won’t hurt and will add protection but won’t do any nourishing.

 

[Ignition Override]

DocRock:
Thanks. That certainly explains why most discussions of Tru say nothing about trying to combine with a stain and/or poly layers.

 

[wiscoaster]

Tru-Oil won't penetrate the poly. If it's already got layers of poly on it the wood is already sealed. You could add Tru-Oil to make the finish smoother and more glossy but it does nothing for the wood. And if you want to do anything for the wood, you need to strip the poly. Since you don't want to do that, and frankly I don't think it's necessary, you might just want to try some good gun stock wax like the Birchwood Casey product.

 

[BigBlue 94]

I wouldnt put oil over poly. It would stay tacky IMO.

Just wax it and let it be

 

[George P]

No need for wax if it has a poly finish; that's pretty impervious as it is. Browning puts a helluva poly finish on their shotguns; stuff is so tough, my gunsmith has to buy a special VERY expensive stripper to remove it while my Berettas have an oil finish which I can use even something like Howard's on it