RioGrande stock finish
Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:40
I used MinWax Paste Finishing Wax right over the factory finish which was dull and showing very little grain...My daughter is a master at distressed furniture and other wood items and I saw her great results on both natural and painted wood...gives a light sheen and dries hard and durable...it is applied like shoe polish with a cloth...let dry 15 minutes and buff lightly with a clean cloth.
The pictures are hard to see the difference...in both, the stock half nearest the top of each picture has been waxed...really made a huge difference effortlessly...the wood grain really jumped out and is now protected from the elements. The waxed portion shows to be slightly more red, but is not, guess the camera flash off the sheen just makes it look that way. The wax I used is "natural" in color...other shades are available.
This is the easiest, best looking way to go by far in my humble opinion.
The pictures may be clearer for you if you right click on a photo and then left click "display image with full quality"
The pictures are hard to see the difference...in both, the stock half nearest the top of each picture has been waxed...really made a huge difference effortlessly...the wood grain really jumped out and is now protected from the elements. The waxed portion shows to be slightly more red, but is not, guess the camera flash off the sheen just makes it look that way. The wax I used is "natural" in color...other shades are available.
This is the easiest, best looking way to go by far in my humble opinion.
The pictures may be clearer for you if you right click on a photo and then left click "display image with full quality"