How To Oil Proof Leather?

[Hilly]

I am making a wrap for the forearm stock of my hunting rifle. My husband keeps telling me that he's worried that the oil he uses in cleaning/maintaining the gun may stain my leather wrap. Is there something I can use to seal the leather against oil?

[Hilly]

Anyone?

[terrahyd]

I am making a wrap for the forearm stock of my hunting rifle. My husband keeps telling me that he's worried that the oil he uses in cleaning/maintaining the gun may stain my leather wrap. Is there something I can use to seal the leather against oil?

HI Hilly;;

I would use a polyurathane spray from hardware store ( varathane )is my choice ;;I use it on my buckles and painted fiberglass gun stocks;; used for many years..do a test on scrap leather ....apply very heavy let dry completly ...should fix you up..

(this is what Doc said to tell you when I called him .. apprentice-Stacy-

[wvcraftsman]

I'm just guessing, but wouldn't a couple coats of Neat-Lac or saddle lac provide enough protection? At least until you got the oil wiped off the leather. I'm interested in this too, I want to hear what our pros have to say.

[Art]

You take it hunting or shooting and he gets to clean it? Sweet deal. Don't switch to black powder, there may be a divorce. I guess you could seal it up with Neat-Lac or one of the sheens, however, a little oil won't necessarily hurt and will disperse over time, not too sure if bore solvent is going to do it a lot of good though. You might want to switch to Ballistol, it is more leather friendly.

Art

I am making a wrap for the forearm stock of my hunting rifle. My husband keeps telling me that he's worried that the oil he uses in cleaning/maintaining the gun may stain my leather wrap. Is there something I can use to seal the leather against oil?

[TroyWest]

Resolene is an acrylic finish that oil will not penetrate, so personally, I don't like it. But it will do what you want.

It is made by Fiebings as a leather finish. It looks like milk but it dries clear and shiny.<br><br>Oil will penetrate Neat-Lac, but it takes a few hours.<br>

Edited April 22, 2010 by TroyWest

[Hilly]

You take it hunting or shooting and he gets to clean it? Sweet deal. Don't switch to black powder, there may be a divorce. I guess you could seal it up with Neat-Lac or one of the sheens, however, a little oil won't necessarily hurt and will disperse over time, not too sure if bore solvent is going to do it a lot of good though. You might want to switch to Ballistol, it is more leather friendly.

Art

Of course he cleans it! Isn't that what a husband is for???

He cleans my muzzle loader for me, too!

[Art]

Resolene will protect, but it leaves a plastic look. On tooled leather it just takes all the depth out. I've seen tooled saddles done with it and I just didn't like the look. Maybe it is just me. I sure would do a test piece to see if you like it.

Art

Resolene is an acrylic finish that oil will not penetrate, so personally, I don't like it. But it will do what you want.

It is made by Fiebings as a leather finish. It looks like milk but it dries clear and shiny.<br><br>Oil will penetrate Neat-Lac, but it takes a few hours.<br>

[Hilly]

Resolene will protect, but it leaves a plastic look. On tooled leather it just takes all the depth out. I've seen tooled saddles done with it and I just didn't like the look. Maybe it is just me. I sure would do a test piece to see if you like it.

Art

No, I hate that plastic look! Thanks for the heads up on that. Looks like I may have to figure out a way to make that wrap easily removable. The forearm stock is a tubular piece of some type of carbon mesh (surrounds the free-floating barrel.)