Selfbow finish

[m midd]

I just finished my first selfbow with 3 coats of tru oil, about how long should I let it dry before I string it?

       Thanks, Mike.

[Pat B]

Generally with Tru-Oil if it feels dry it is. I usually wait over night. In high humidity it takes longer but you can feel if it is dry.

[Mark R]

I'd like to add that 3 coats of true oil is good protection, if you want a really good finish 8 light coats will make it look like glass and last a life time.

[m midd]

Thanks Guys, I'm probably going to hit it with steel wool and do a couple more coats.

[Pat B]

I do 5 or 6 light coats with a 0000 steel wool rubdown between each coat. To remove the high gloss of the Tru-Oil I give it a quick spray of satin poly.

[LittleBen]

I only use try-oil on gunstocks .... For reasons that are not clear to me even.

But I use very light touch with 0000 steel wool to cut e shine, then buff with paper towels .... Then buff with microfiber cloth. There's probably a better way but that's what I do.

[elkors]

LittleBen, this procedure "But I use very light touch with 0000 steel wool to cut e shine" - do you use it to get satin or glossy finish?
I am looking for a method to get satin look on TruOil.

[PEARL DRUMS]

Pumice will do that for you.

[Pat B]

A light spray of satin poly gives a nice satiny finish I've used this method for years with good results.

[LittleBen]

Originally posted by elkors:
LittleBen, this procedure "But I use very light touch with 0000 steel wool to cut e shine" - do you use it to get satin or glossy finish?
I am looking for a method to get satin look on TruOil.

To get a sating finish. Anything you do to slightly sand or roughen the surface will make it flatter, anything you do to polish the surface will make it glossier. I like Pat's idea of spraying a coat of satin poly over it. The problem with using steel wool or something else to dull a finish is that over time, it will get polished by handling and become more glossy in the spots you touch it.