Can anyone recommend a suitable clear coat for a gun stock?

I'm refinishing an old 16 gauge single shot and want to make sure that I seal the wood properly.Can anyone recommend a suitable clear coat for a gun stock?
I know of a completely fool proof gunstock finish. It actually dries quickly and completely, dries completely clear, dries hard and sandable, and can be used in multiple coats. Although it dries to a fine gloss, it can be ';matted'; with extra fine steel wool, then cotton polished to a semigloss finish if desired!





What is this magic stuff? it's called DEFT brand gloss clear wood finish. NOT DEFT POLYURETHANE! You want the CLEAR WOOD FINISH! It will outperform ANY polyurethane product regardless of brand.





It's the greatest stuff I've EVER used, and I've used a LOT of stuff!. This stuff will even dry poly finishes and stains that failed to completely dry themselves! It will even dry on oil-soaked wood! If you spray it in light dusting coats from 30';-36'; away, you can even make a modern ';pebbled'; finish!


Your local hardware or paint supplier can order this spray for 5$-6$ a can. A can will easily do a gun.





I am a professional artist, and I even use this finish to quick-dry OIL PAINTS that might take a week or more to dry on their own. I've used it on fine-art paintings for 20 years with no disappointments there, either!





This is THE BEST CLEAR FINISH AVALIBLE.





Use it once and swear by it FOREVER.Can anyone recommend a suitable clear coat for a gun stock?
I have done a couple of old shotguns and used a semi-gloss polyurethane. One shotgun had a nice dark hardwood and needed to stain. The other was a less expensive pump and the forearm was a different wood than the stock. Bought it in a pawn shop for $35. It was a nice little 20ga Stevens pump. All beat up and rusty. I used a stain poly on it bring the forearm up to the right color of the stock, cleaned and cold blued the metal, removed all the bluing from the aluminum receiver and sand blasted the top for a flat finish. It came out beautiful for about $12 worth of material. Has made a great rabbit, squirrel, quail gun.
My favorete finishes for a gunstock are Linspeed gun stock finsh and Truoil gun stock finish. Both are excellent but take time and patience to do the job right. It is about the easiest finsh to apply but takes several coats applied about one coat per day. Before applying the next coat, you will need to go over the stock with steel wool to prepare the surface for the next coat. I usually apply about 10 hand rubbed coats, then let it cure for about a month. Once it has thoroughly cured, you can rub it out with Hoppe's stock polish to give it a magnificient soft hand rubbed finish that will rival the stocks on the most expensive custom made guns. It is easy but requires that you do it correctly and take your time. Impatience has ruined a lot of stocks that could have been beautifully finished if the person had just taken his time.
I worked in a woodworking shop for years and my father is a master woodworker... Id suggest a good OIL based polyurethane. Get Minwax Oil based polyurethane and get a staining brush or if you can find the spray cans of oil based polyurethane even better.


You want at least 2 coats of the urethane.... 3 to be safe. Oil based so you wont have any problems if you are out with it in the rain. You can stain the stock too, for that youd also want to use an oil based wood stain. again Minwax is a good brand to buy. Good luck. Oh, and dont forget to sand after youve stained but before you start the urethaning... and then LIGHTLY (260 grit) sand each urethane coat after it dries.
I've used Formby's tung oil, G-B Lin-speed, and Tru-oil. I personally liked the tung oil finish best - hand rubbed probably 10 coats on it - not that glossy and certainly sealed.


I've heard that Pilkington is very good


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tung oil ,its much better than anything else,clean it very good ,rub and buff between coats,with 0000 steel wool and a very soft rag or a cloth buffing wheel, i have put as many as 18 coats on a stock,it has great depth,and looks like it is covered in glass
Haven't worked with wood a lot but i have refinished a few rifles. I've had good results with minwax wipe on poly.
I have worked in wood for 30 years put a poly coat on it!