Do you think I over did the gloss on this stock?

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I have a friend who works at a custom guitar manufacturer and she was able to give me some pointers on how to finish my Mosin Sporter Project stock. I was in the process of getting a deep high gloss finish but then realized that it may be too much. I stopped, mounted the Mosin back in the stock to have a look and haven't made up my mind if I should continue or not.

My wife walked in and said, "Oh that looks terrible, I liked it way better when it was flat."

I found that I interesting considering her affection for shinny sparkly things. :)

Anyway I'm unsure if I should go through with a few more coats and wet sanding to get that uber deep glass look or slap on a layer of semi gloss or flat Krylon clear to tame it? The whole point of starting this was to give the stock some protection. The Mosin is rough and doesn't need a beautiful stock IMO. I may have gotten carried away once I started.

What do you think? Too much? Not enough? This is a range only gun for me.


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If it was AAA walnut in a traditional stock I would have said maybe.... But for a bench gun and that style I personally think it can look very very good!!!

It's too hard to tell in photos though
 
As a bench gun, why not. If you don't like it with brighter gloss buff it down and redo! It's your rifle only needs to make you happy. Personally, I like it.
 
If you wet sand it with 400 grit to level it out then put on 2 coats of satin. Sand the first coat with 600. It will really pop the wood grain right out. You will get the deep glass look but with out the high gloss. The bonus is it will not show fine scuff as much.
Happy shooting a great looking rifle.
 
Thanks for the compliments fellas!

It's still a work in progress. This is a hobby after all so messin around with stuff like this is part of it for me.

barefut said:
If you wet sand it with 400 grit to level it out then put on 2 coats of satin. Sand the first coat with 600. It will really pop the wood grain right out. You will get the deep glass look but with out the high gloss. The bonus is it will not show fine scuff as much.
Happy shooting a great looking rifle.
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Interesting suggestion! I may just give this a shot!!

I was originally planning on doing a few more coats with 400 grit in between coats then work my way down to using a buffing wheel and polish to get a really smooth surface to look like glass. Then the thought of how well would it hold up in a practical use at the range came to mind. There's no point to having a sporterized Mosin that your worried about scratching! LOL! That would be a contradiction! Ever see all those torchure tests on youtube? :)

I like the look of the Boyds stock and thought it would be nice to get the grains to POP like on some custom guitars but once I started and saw all that gloss on a gun stock I began to second guess my idea. Perhaps the satin coats are just the ticket!
 
Looks fantastic. It's up to you how you want it to look, but it would be a shame to dull that beautiful gloss you developed. Better buy another stock to have one in a matt finish!

Could you share what you did to get that level of gloss?
 
Odd Shot said:
Looks fantastic. It's up to you how you want it to look, but it would be a shame to dull that beautiful gloss you developed. Better buy another stock to have one in a matt finish!

Could you share what you did to get that level of gloss?
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Nothing special really, I just went to Walmart and bought a spray paint can of Krylon Gloss Clear paint. I sanded the stock rough with 220 grit then started painting. After each coat dried I used 400 grit wet/dry sand paper to smoothen out the surface and roughen it up for the next coat. The instructions on the can said to wait 1 min between coats. Typically I waited 5 min in between coats and layed 3 coats per session. I did this three times with a minimum of 24 hrs drying time between sessions. That's to this stage anyway. I think I still have more to go.

The trick is to get uniform layers on all the different surfaces by really manipulating the can so the distance from the nozzle and stock are always the same as is the rate you pass over the stock. Start each pass off of the stock and finish off the stock. In other words, you should start spraying the paint before you hit the stock and don't stop spraying until you're past the stock again.

After you figure out how to put a smooth even layer on you just do it over and over with 5 min in between until the coats build up and blend together so that orange peel look is minimized. At that point its a balancing act between a thick smooth finish and drips. If you get drips it's not a big deal, you're going to sand it again before the next session anyway. You just take a little more time sanding the drips off after it's dried and prior to the next session of coats.
 
hawk-i said:
yeah, yeah....the gloss looks great BUT more importantly, how does it shoot? :)
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It shoots as good as I'd expect it to with my unpracticed hands and milsurp ammo. This was taken today.

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I'm still pretty new to shooting but as far as I can tell online this is about as good as I could expect from Milsurp ammo. Anyone else agree with that?
 
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