Help Me Finish a Fibreglass Stock!!

ebruder

ebruder

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Hi,

So I have a Bell and Carlson Medalist stock for my Savage 12FV...

It's a "composite" material stock that looks like fibreglass... according to the B&C web site, it's:

"constructed using a "hand lay-up" process, using a variety of "composite" materials. These composites, including fiberglass, aramid fibers, graphite, epoxy gel coats and laminating resins; and polyurethane reinforcement with milled fiberglass"

So... I was bored of a black-on-black rifle... and started to tinker...

This is what it started out looking like (B&C Web site... I couldn't find any pictures I had taken):
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The palm swell was a bit big for me... so I decided to file out finger contours... now it fits & feels much nicer... but it appears that I've gone through the outer material into a less dense fiberglass material
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The ultimate plan will be to sand off the textured finish, then re-paint a non-black colour.

In the mean time... how should I finish the finger grooves? Should I just paint over the porous stuff... I don't think so... I imagine it will not be tough enough... Is there some form of epoxy I can pour into the grooves to re-form a protective shell?

Thanks for the help

EB
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Never had to deal with a problem like this.
I think I would use some Devcon and put a skim coat in the grooves. Just enough to cover the inner foam.

Good luck!
LeRoy
 
you could use and acra glass gel or a 2 part epoxy if to fill as well. If you are going to paint the stock then a clear or yellow epoxy skim coat sanded to 400 grit and then 0000 steel wool with armor all will take out any sanding marks. You could dye the epoxy black to match as well...
 
i would say you have weakend the stock in the wrist area. i would build it up with epopxy thickened up with some micropheres added. the cut over the top of the wrist will have little strenth now.
 
The thumb cut is no deeper than any of the finger cuts... I think the structure of it will be OK... and the medalist stocks have an aluminum skeleton that runs from the front sling swivel to the butt...

Is a thin coat of epoxy enough?

EB
 
here's what ya do ;)

go to your home depot or revy or better yet a marine hardware shop. You want to find GOOP marine fixfast.
it's a two part epoxy putty, working time about 5 to 10 minutes. is super easy to contour once it starts to set and stops being "tacky", you can at that point manipulate it to shape so that very little finish sanding is required.
it will give you a strong permanent fix. It sands extremely well once fully cured. Down side..... it's white.... but it primers and paints well too.
there are other more expensive and potentially messier fixes..... but for under 6$ marine fix fast putty is the way to go.
 
Hi everyone...

So thanks for the help so far!

I got the GOOP marine fix fast, and applied it:
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I put it on kinda thick... but I wanted to get the contour of my hand just right... So right now... I've sanded the texture off the stock, and have started the sanding of the epoxy... it's at 80 grit right now...

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So my next question... what about paint... I still have some more sanding to do... probably down to 400 grit... I think that should be plenty for a spray primer and spray paint...

So what paint should I use? I started this whole project because I'm tired of a black-on-black... and want something with some colour (not camo)... I'm thinking of some sort of dark red, or something with a slight metalic glint to it... I'm not sure... maybe an automotive paint? Will automotive paint hold up to the abuse of range shooting & safe kisses, or will it chip?

Thoughts?

EB
 
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A true automotive paint is very durable. Especially a catalyzed enamel. I'm not talking about anything out of a rattle can. The good stuff is 2 or 3 part mixed and sprayed out of a proper spray gun.

Armacoat or duracoat would also be very durable.

The cheap rattle can stuff can look ok, but you get what you pay for.

As for the prep, sanding to 400 grit is ideal. Then degrease, prime, and paint.
 
I used a granite texture spray paint, and several coats of matte clear coat on this BC stock, and was very happy with it. It has been very durable, going through damp, wet moose hunts, -40 caribou hunts, and typical fall deer hunts. It may not be what you're looking for, but it is one idea.

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