Armor-all and Tru oil?

[Goshawkin]

Has anyone tried this technique? spray on a thin coat of Armor all then rub in some Tru oil while it's still wet. The Armor all is suposed to act as a catalyst and really speed up the dry time?
I was going to Tru oil over snake skins today and thought about giving this a try.

[KellyG]

Try it on a test piece if no one chimes in.

[Pat B]

I've never tried it and probably won't. I like Tru-Oil finish and can wait for it to dry without adding anything else to it. The silicon in the Armour-All might adversely affect the Tru-Oil and it has worked quite well on its on for me for many years.

[Goshawkin]

I've searched around and it seems like alot of guys finishing gunstocks,furniture,etc are doing it. I just can't find anything about using it over skins though.I'll probably just play it safe and go with just the Tru oil. Thanks.

[Canadabowyer]

If you have a bow oven, put the bow in it at 100 f. after applying a coat of Tru-oil. It will dry nicely in 2 hours.  Bob

[Steve B.]

What Bob says......

[macbow]

When I had some Tru-oil that did not want to dry. Probably because of oily IPE, I tried the oven no help.
Haven't  tried the oven besides that.
I did find that of shellac on IPE solves the problem.

[kurtbel5]

I have been applying Tru Oil and Armour all on a scratch piece for a test, it seems to really work as described, basically dry to the touch and I am recoating in less than 1/2 hr, its very thin so lots of coats but no runs or sags, as for longevity the original guy (from a gun forum)shows stocks from 5 years ago that are still pretty nice

Seems to work best when it is heated with friction from rubbing with your fingers so might not work on skins

[Goshawkin]

Originally posted by kurtbel5:

Seems to work best when it is heated with friction from rubbing with your fingers so might not work on skins

I chickened out and just used the Tru oil alone.Third coat is drying now.Thanks for the info.

[AkDan]

oils wont let it cure!

I've got a rifle stock to refinish this winter, I might give this a try.  Thanks for posting it!