Gentlemen,
Thank you for all your replies, as I hope I explained only asking from an interest point of view , as I am old enough and soft enough to have tried all the concoctions. Tru-Oil does stand the test of time and frankly many Professional Gunsmiths whilst shrouding their finish in smoke & mirrors with a dash of dragons blood actually do use Tru for quickness.
An internet search brings up various percentages and ratios , but it would be nice to actually have an educated guess at the Tru constituents.
Lagopus we both know that our concoctions work well and if you would like to PM me it would be appreciated. Have you got any projects on the go at the moment?
P.S. I have tried Linspeed and frankly I am not very impressed at all.
Salopian;
I read your comments above with interest as I consider the English made stock finish "Trade Secret" the best of them all; and question why you are using TruOil in lieu of Trade Secret.
Is the Trade Secret application process too long for you or have you not used it?
Formerly, before I retired I had friends traveling often to UK and would have them to bring back to me the large size bottles of Trade Secret as well as their other products such as Alkanet oil, stock wax, and drier. Now I have to do the best I can with the small size bottles I can buy at Woodcock Hill.
For those of you who are reading this post and do not know about "Trade Secret" stock finishing oil, view the Westley Richards website
https://www.theexplora.com/ and view Westley Richards stock work--they use Trade Secret oil.
