Refinishing a AG42B Ljungmann

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Hi all,
I recently got a good deal on a AG42B, mainly because the stock had been refinished in a horrible dark walnut type stain. I have since stripped it down to the original Beechwood, and was wondering what the original finish on these rifles was? I was going to apply a few coats of BLO, but any input/or opinions would be welcomed.
Many thanks!
 
Refinishing the AG42B is and impossible task and never really successfull. Parting it out is the only option. I will take the magazine off your hands for you. It will be a good start, getting your money back.
 
redryder said:
Refinishing the AG42B is and impossible task and never really successfull. Parting it out is the only option. I will take the magazine off your hands for you. It will be a good start, getting your money back.
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Wow, you really think so? If you give me your mailing address, I will send you the gloves that I wore while stripping it....Laugh2
 
My factory original '42b is lightly stained beech wood, with a thin oil finish over.
"Honey" coloured.

If your stained stock still retains some remnants of dark colour in the pore's/grain, then strip it chemically to bare wood, don't sand it smooth, and apply a saturated solution of Oxalic Acid. Let it dry, and most, if not all, darkness will disappear. Repeat if neccessary. Wash the stock with water to remove/neutralize the white powder that will form as it dries.

Don't use fine(180+)sandpaper, if the original appearance is your goal. Stop at 150. Use a block, and go lightly ... specially near the inletting.

Oxalic Acid can be had from your druggist, comes in crystal form, put it in warm water till the solution is saturated, use a glass container.

After the imbedded stain is gone, apply a honey coloured oil based stain, to 'even it out', follow with a few coats of Boiled Linseed Oil. Rub off the BLO to dry on each coat, as soon as it starts to go 'sticky'.
 
I refinished my 3 Ljungmanns after stripping the stocks with Poly Strippa,
followed by a thorough scrubbing with acetone. I then let them air dry in
a garden shed for a day before doing finish sanding and/or ding removal.
I used Minwax dark walnut stain to good effect as well as Home Hardware
brand stuff. I then let the stain cure about 2 days in s warm room before
appling Tru Oil (5 coats, 1 day dry time between each coat).

These turned out nice and were a decent walnut color.
The grain of the wood still lets you know that it's not walnut though.
:cheers:
 
SHELL SHUCKER said:
I refinished my 3 Ljungmanns after stripping the stocks with Poly Strippa,
followed by a thorough scrubbing with acetone. I then let them air dry in
a garden shed for a day before doing finish sanding and/or ding removal.
I used Minwax dark walnut stain to good effect as well as Home Hardware
brand stuff. I then let the stain cure about 2 days in s warm room before
appling Tru Oil (5 coats, 1 day dry time between each coat).

These turned out nice and were a decent walnut color.
The grain of the wood still lets you know that it's not walnut though.
:cheers:
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No offense, but mine was originally a really deep and dark walnut stain, now after stripping the original beech wood grain is visible. I'm going the BLO route, one coat applied so far, it looks great!
 
collector67 said:
No offense, but mine was originally a really deep and dark walnut stain, now after stripping the original beech wood grain is visible. I'm going the BLO route, one coat applied so far, it looks great!
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No Worries;

When I did these rifles in the 70's the fad was to use walnut stain and
Tru Oil. Of course there were numerous folks that went the blond route
with BLO as well.

Everyone has their preferences.:cool:
 
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