It's not that bad! For thirty years, as I have pointed out already, I have used this stuff and my guns (especially the Marlins) were anything but "wall hangers". I don't abuse my guns but I don't do the white glove thing either, I handle and use them just as most other folks do and the finish looks just fine. As far as becoming opaque I have never seen that happen either except when a piece of lacquered furniture, such as a table, was left wet but simple humidity won't do it and nether will rain as long as it's wiped off in a reasonable amount of time. The fact is if a firearm is exposed to enough moisture to cause the finish to become opaque then the finish changing is going to be the least of the problems unless the gun is made of stainless!
Statistics show that criminals commit fewer crimes after they have been shot
As a young apprentice cabinet maker I was shown how to repair scratches in laminex using hair spray. I have sprayed a few rifle stocks with hair spray over the years and all have stood up quiet well, but I do try and treat my rifles kindly and repair any scratches pronto. Regards Stephen
Catalyzed lacquer will usually hold up better than poly and can be refinished if necessary.
Poly is more of a plastic and when it needs refinishing almost nothing will cut it.
I have built custom furniture for 40 years and there is no way I would allow polyurethane into my shop.
Around 1968 my dad put an antique oak table together from a top and a pedestal from a different table.
He stripped it, sanded, stained it, and gave it several coats of Varathane full gloss, the real deal urethane finish, and the only one available that I was aware of at that time.
That table stands today in the same kitchen. It has been subjected to all manner of abuse and the finish looks like the day it was applied.
.... not that I would want that on a rifle stock?
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There are polyurethane gels that you can brush on and when they cure, they become solvent-proof.
This web page is my polyurethane bible: https://plasticworld.ca/store/index....dex&cPath=7_42
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |