Tru Oil removal

[monterey]

Can anybody tell me what to use to remove tru oil?  I have a tru oil finished bow that I want to do a new finish on but am not sure how to get it off?

[PEARL DRUMS]

Sandpaper will eat it right off fast.

[carpin'mark]

I have used 'Citrisstrip' on gun stocks with tru oil and it worked well, but I dont have experience with it on bows.

[macbow]

Heavier steel wool or about 100 grit sandpaper

[bjansen]

Try acetone

[monterey]

Have acetone on the shelf and will try that first.  Otherwise on to the sandpaper and steel wool.  Thanks for the help!

[Walt Francis]

Insect repellent, I have always thought about trying it. Anytime I have gotten it on a finished bow it ruined the finish.

[monterey]

Walt, advice and a fair warning all in one!  Nice coup.

[Igor]

I scrape off most of the old finish with a thin forged blade butcher knife - holding it at about a 90 degree angle then clean it up mostly in the curved areas with 220 grit sandpaper...I find that it is faster - takes less of the wood off and makes an easier job of the whole refinish process...

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Glenn

[overbo]

Insect repellent is murder on a bow's finish but there is one type of finish that's impervious to chemicals.I have seen it on one bow and the bowyer willnot release his mixture.