My front door is south facing and the AZ sun has been eating it alive. I've tried a couple different products, none of which stopped the cracking and drying out. So a few weeks ago I did a deep dive on the internet for wood finishes...somehow ended up searching for wooden boat finishes. I figured classic wood yachts spend a considerable time under direct sun, gotta be something good to protect it right? Well that led me to...
Epifanes Clear Varnish https://a.co/d/au07CB6
NOT marketed as a gun stock finish but the first coat on the door sure got me thinking it could be an option.
Kinda hard to work with, but most decent wood finishes are, if you care about the results.
VERY glossy finish.
I'm 7 coats into the front door and it seems pretty tolerant to sanding and applying more over the top, so touching up the finish down the road on a gun stock seems feasible.
And yes, I had to try it on some gun related stuff. Here's one coat applied to the walnut wooden bits of a Vet chassis stock. 24hr cure time for this one coat so it's dry and not tacky, although the high gloss makes it look wet.
And what it looked like before the Epifanes....
High gloss isn't for everyone, but if you like the look, Epifanes is an option.
Epifanes Clear Varnish https://a.co/d/au07CB6
NOT marketed as a gun stock finish but the first coat on the door sure got me thinking it could be an option.
Kinda hard to work with, but most decent wood finishes are, if you care about the results.
VERY glossy finish.
I'm 7 coats into the front door and it seems pretty tolerant to sanding and applying more over the top, so touching up the finish down the road on a gun stock seems feasible.
And yes, I had to try it on some gun related stuff. Here's one coat applied to the walnut wooden bits of a Vet chassis stock. 24hr cure time for this one coat so it's dry and not tacky, although the high gloss makes it look wet.
And what it looked like before the Epifanes....
High gloss isn't for everyone, but if you like the look, Epifanes is an option.
