Good day eh.So how is every one refinishing their cosmo laden stocks. So far I've popped mine in the oven to take care of the excess cosmolene and rubbed in about 6 coats of furniture tung oil.Boy the stock sucks that up quick.Hard to tell that anything was put back on.Then I'm thinking of just putting a bees wax or good paste furniture wax over it to seal the stock. Any one see any problems with this way? Thanks
M14S wood stock refinish
- Thread starter millwright
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i stripped almost all the cosmo out with oven cleaner & hot water, over & over, sanded it & stained, finished with varathane, looks like a normal stock now, my gun was very lite on the cosmo though and the wood was very hard. i have bought a GI F/G stock which i am doing over now, havent decided on the colour yet though,oh well it gives me another hobby to do
I went through the same process with easy-off oven cleaner and hot water, sanded it, stained, and polyurethane to finish. Looks good but I find it hard to get a good grip on the stock because of the finish and no checkering. I also have a fiberglass stock on the way so I will see how that feels compared to the wood. Must be lots of us contemplating how to "do up" our fiberglass stocks, I'm leaning towards an urban camo look but don't have the confidence to do it myself and will probably try and find someone to do it for me.
Doing the same. Started with abt 3 applications of easy-off and hot water then hand sanding to clean up a few small indentations. Noticed once the stain was removed that one side of the stock was lighter than the other...hmm.
I'm going to use a lighter stain than was there originally followed by a good rubbing of paste wax. Should still be able to get a good grip and retain some weatherproofing. Will post pics of the results.
I'm going to use a lighter stain than was there originally followed by a good rubbing of paste wax. Should still be able to get a good grip and retain some weatherproofing. Will post pics of the results.
I've used the oven cleaner/heating/hot water methods and have got out what I think is ALL the cosmoline/oil because the stock is bone dry.
Now I'm thinking about using a wood hardener by Minwax (minwax.com/products/woodmaint/hardener.cfm) to strengthen the wood, staining the stock with Minwax Ebony(#2718) (minwax.com/products/woodstain/woodfinish-color.cfm) and then finishing it with Minwax Clear Shield (minwax.com/products/protective/clear-shield.cfm).
Should look nice.
And NO, I am not a rep for Minwax, I just tried their products once, years ago and since then I don't use anything else for wood work finishing.
Now I'm thinking about using a wood hardener by Minwax (minwax.com/products/woodmaint/hardener.cfm) to strengthen the wood, staining the stock with Minwax Ebony(#2718) (minwax.com/products/woodstain/woodfinish-color.cfm) and then finishing it with Minwax Clear Shield (minwax.com/products/protective/clear-shield.cfm).
Should look nice.
And NO, I am not a rep for Minwax, I just tried their products once, years ago and since then I don't use anything else for wood work finishing.
Finishing wax is not meant to seal the wood.
Use ideas from those who responded above. Typically people use oil finishes, polyurethane or mix sealer products like TruOil AND THEN finish off with paste wax after all the coats of sealer have been applied.
You can use various types of solvents including brake cleaner products, to citrus degreaser products, to common solvents like Varsol. Time required will vary.
Using hot water baths do work.
Either way, the wood will require a thorough dry out before any work is done. The wood's grain will likely be raised as well(for any product used).
start with ammonia in a spray bottle,either full strength or 2/3 ammonia and 1/3 water. This will take out all the oil and grease build-up and leave you with a clean wood stock. That is, if only original military type finishes were used. Then lightly sand and finish with marine grade linseed oil. marine grade,because it soaks into the wood. Sanding original wood stocks first is destroying them.
