Ole 97

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No I haven't. I did go read about it though since you posted about it. That is actually a stain. The stuff I use is the oil itself.

Tapaderas would be good to use under a spar varnish or synthetic (like polyurethane) finish.

You could try dabbing in some spar varnish with a small point brush into the chippies and work to blend it in. I know that Ithaca used spar varnish back in the day, possibly Winchester also did.

You would need to match the finish, gloss, semi-gloss or matte. Then after dabbing it in and letting it dry (build up the missing areas slowly) you could sand it with 1000 or 1500 grit automotive wet or dry. That is really fine paper and then possibly some 0000 steel wool. Just be easy on it as you don't want to thin out or "flat out" the old finish, just blend in the repair areas.