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Offline toomanyknots

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Does old tru oil get super sticky?
« on: October 19, 2013, 07:35:29 pm »
Just wondering. I just got a new bottle of tru oil, and it is not near as sticky as the first I tried. The first I got from woodcrafters, I am guessing it might of been a 90 year old sample. It was so sticky I could barely rub it on a bow for 5 seconds and I would start sticking to the bow. It did dry in about an hour though. The new bottle I got is a lot less sticky.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 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 Badly Bent

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Re: Does old tru oil get super sticky?
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2013, 07:38:49 pm »
The new bottle is how it should be TMK, gets gummy when its old.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Does old tru oil get super sticky?
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2013, 07:51:42 pm »
The new bottle is how it should be TMK, gets gummy when its old.

Ohhhh, that explains so much, :).
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 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."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline RBLusthaus

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Re: Does old tru oil get super sticky?
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2013, 08:28:10 pm »
If u can, store the bottle upside down and it will last a little longer before going bad.   

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Does old tru oil get super sticky?
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2013, 08:58:23 pm »
Thanks for the tip. I always get old stuff from woodcrafters. I remember I got some titebond brand of glue, it was clear something or other, and the stuff was like putty.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 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."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: Does old tru oil get super sticky?
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2013, 05:57:30 am »
Don't waste your money on the spray can. I got one spray out of mine before it plugged up and quit spraying. I turned it upside down and sprayed till it cleared but it still didn't do any good.
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