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Offline toomanyknots

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Wanna seal an ELB with tru oil, but I don't wanna seal the horn nocks...
« on: September 04, 2013, 10:17:03 pm »
...So I am thinking I am just gonna masking tape off the nocks, and throw a coat on or two and see how it goes. The only thing I am worried about is the finish building up near the tape? Or sealing over the tape, and than pulling some of the finish off with the tape later? Arg...
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Wanna seal an ELB with tru oil, but I don't wanna seal the horn nocks...
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2013, 10:27:53 pm »
Very little TruOil will soak into the horn, most of it will just wipe off.  What does stick will just close up very small pores and voids. Shouldn't be a problem at all. 
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Wanna seal an ELB with tru oil, but I don't wanna seal the horn nocks...
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2013, 10:41:49 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on September 04, 2013, 10:27:53 pm
Very little TruOil will soak into the horn, most of it will just wipe off.  What does stick will just close up very small pores and voids. Shouldn't be a problem at all.

Okee dokey, :). Guess Ill go tapeless than, cool.
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Wanna seal an ELB with tru oil, but I don't wanna seal the horn nocks...
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2013, 11:12:00 pm »
You could buff the horn after each coat with very fine steel wool.  You will remove anything that doesn't soak in.
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