I have a pet peeve, and it has to do with the extra shiny snotlike lacquer that so many companies apply to their rifle stocks. Sweaty hands make it hard to hold onto, it cracks and then water sneaks under it leaving white scars and the stuff looks like... well.. snot.
Cheap. Low rent. A South of the Border/Third World kind of appeal. Crass.
What a marvelous way to render beautiful wood completely disgusting. Dip it in plastic. Whee.
Who are the morons that dictate this sort of finish philosophy, anyway?
It would seem to be less expensive to oil finish them, but no, nearly every new rifle I pick up has about and eighth of an inch of clear, hardened jello coating on it.
I hate this crud, I always remove it and clean the wood down to bare, and then handrub Tungoil into it.
I would rather spend my time doing other things than stripping and refinishing every rifle I buy, but there you have it.
(My wife claims that I am perverse by nature, and would be lacquering everything if it came with an oil finish)
Am I the only "lacquerophobic" here?
Cheap. Low rent. A South of the Border/Third World kind of appeal. Crass.
What a marvelous way to render beautiful wood completely disgusting. Dip it in plastic. Whee.
Who are the morons that dictate this sort of finish philosophy, anyway?
It would seem to be less expensive to oil finish them, but no, nearly every new rifle I pick up has about and eighth of an inch of clear, hardened jello coating on it.
I hate this crud, I always remove it and clean the wood down to bare, and then handrub Tungoil into it.
I would rather spend my time doing other things than stripping and refinishing every rifle I buy, but there you have it.
(My wife claims that I am perverse by nature, and would be lacquering everything if it came with an oil finish)
Am I the only "lacquerophobic" here?