what to use on wood grips?

rocklinskier · 10-06-2009, 07:32 PM

Any advise on how to keep a nice walnut grip looking new? Is there such a thing? Should I use oil, and if so, what kind? Actually thinking about removing and installing cheap aftermarkets, just to keep the nice ones nice.

BETH · 10-06-2009, 07:34 PM

check out Brown's custom grips he tells u what he uses on them

johnlives4christ · 10-06-2009, 07:43 PM

most of the time i take remoil and spray down the grips and wipe off the excess, like i do the rest of my guns.

depending on how the gun was going to be used i would probably take the grips off and wipe on a coat of paste wax inside and out, let it dry and buff with a soft cloth. on checking i would apply with a soft toothbrush and then buff with a shoe shine brush.
this type of wax is good to protect fine furniture, dont see why gunstocks/grips would be much differant.

rocklinskier · 10-06-2009, 08:10 PM

Thanks, will look into both ideas.

woolleyworm · 10-06-2009, 08:56 PM

friend uses a product called Blue Wonder, seems to work good for him. I only have two guns with wood grips and neither is a show piece, so a little wipe down with the Hoppe's Stock rag is just fine.

Bill DeShivs · 10-07-2009, 06:41 PM

Petroleum oils should not be used on wood. They penetrate the wood and soften and discolor it. Paste wax is fine.

Terry_P · 10-07-2009, 07:10 PM

Tung oil or boiled linseed or furniture paste wax.

http://www.bwccompany.com/

I prefer the linseed, lightly wipe on and then wipe off the excess.

10-06-2009, 07:32 PM	#1
rocklinskier V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 295	what to use on wood grips? Any advise on how to keep a nice walnut grip looking new? Is there such a thing? Should I use oil, and if so, what kind? Actually thinking about removing and installing cheap aftermarkets, just to keep the nice ones nice. -->

10-06-2009, 07:34 PM	#2
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,666	Re: what to use on wood grips? check out Brown's custom grips he tells u what he uses on them

10-06-2009, 07:43 PM	#3
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: what to use on wood grips? most of the time i take remoil and spray down the grips and wipe off the excess, like i do the rest of my guns. depending on how the gun was going to be used i would probably take the grips off and wipe on a coat of paste wax inside and out, let it dry and buff with a soft cloth. on checking i would apply with a soft toothbrush and then buff with a shoe shine brush. this type of wax is good to protect fine furniture, dont see why gunstocks/grips would be much differant.

10-06-2009, 08:10 PM	#4
rocklinskier V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 295	Re: what to use on wood grips? Thanks, will look into both ideas.

10-06-2009, 08:56 PM	#5
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,882	Re: what to use on wood grips? friend uses a product called Blue Wonder, seems to work good for him. I only have two guns with wood grips and neither is a show piece, so a little wipe down with the Hoppe's Stock rag is just fine. __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

10-07-2009, 06:41 PM	#6
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,467	Re: what to use on wood grips? Petroleum oils should not be used on wood. They penetrate the wood and soften and discolor it. Paste wax is fine. __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

10-07-2009, 07:10 PM	#7
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: what to use on wood grips? Tung oil or boiled linseed or furniture paste wax. http://www.bwccompany.com/ I prefer the linseed, lightly wipe on and then wipe off the excess. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle