I am never refinishing another stock. NEVER.
- Thread starter Bartledan
- Start date
- Location
- West Quebec
That is a really professional looking job good work sweat equity !!
Your finished result looks pretty good in your pictures. You were not working with a fine piece of walnut either. Good stock finishes take time and effort. That is why you don't see really good finishes on high production guns, like Winchester, Remington, Ruger, etc. there all sprayed to save time and labour. Then again you were "refinishing" a stock, a lot more work than "finishing" a freshly made stock. After you have done a couple dozen you will develop a rhythm and technic.!!
Hightrailtracker
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
Yes , old oil , black old oil soaked stocks come clean when soaked in acetone , can take days but it does a great job.
If you have a broken wrist on a rifle stock and it's black with soaked in old oil , glue will not bond well to the oily wood , soak the pieces in acetone till all the oil is drawn out , let dry for a couple of days then glue .
If you have a broken wrist on a rifle stock and it's black with soaked in old oil , glue will not bond well to the oily wood , soak the pieces in acetone till all the oil is drawn out , let dry for a couple of days then glue .
Thanks, guys. That's Polymerized Tung Oil from Lee Valley.
I used to use BLO, but you never know if you have good BLO or crap in a can. Now that I've used the Polymerized Tung Oil, I'll never use anything else again. Cured to a hard shine in a little over a day!
It came out just a bit too nice to hunt with, so I also picked up a T3 stainless synthetic in the same caliber. Just finished doing a wrap in Mossy Oak. I did a crap job, and it still looks really hot.
Cheers,
D
I used to use BLO, but you never know if you have good BLO or crap in a can. Now that I've used the Polymerized Tung Oil, I'll never use anything else again. Cured to a hard shine in a little over a day!
It came out just a bit too nice to hunt with, so I also picked up a T3 stainless synthetic in the same caliber. Just finished doing a wrap in Mossy Oak. I did a crap job, and it still looks really hot.
Cheers,
D
Some pics of the Tikka, for the heck of it.
Mossy Oak Break-Up Infinity. Doesn't clash too badly with my clothes (which are all Realtree AP from Wally World), so I won't look like a noisy walking tree carrying a lightsaber when I hunt with it. Also, when I take off the wrap, the rifle will be in great shape, protected from it's clumsy owner!
Mossy Oak Break-Up Infinity. Doesn't clash too badly with my clothes (which are all Realtree AP from Wally World), so I won't look like a noisy walking tree carrying a lightsaber when I hunt with it. Also, when I take off the wrap, the rifle will be in great shape, protected from it's clumsy owner!
Strip, strip strip, sweat out the used french fry grease originally used as a finish, strip again, sand like a bugger for days, rub in oil, rub in oil, wait, sand, rub, polish, rub...
Zastava in 6.5x55.
Such a nice job, though.
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NAA.
guppie1160
Regular
- Location
- Halifax Area
I think it looks great...I have done 3 stocks and have swore after each never again 
rocklobster
CGN Regular
- Location
- FREEDOM CONVOY
Both guns look great! Thanks for the pics.
That wrap sure looks like interesting stuff. Was it hard to put on?
I personally like the idea of being able to wrap the gun in camo instead of it being factory finished in camo. Especially since the factory paint tends to rub off in high wear areas and show black underneath. I am sure when you are tired of this camo pattern you can just peel off the wrap and have a brand new looking gun underneath. It seems mfg's these days are putting out a new camo pattern every year, therefore you can keep the newest camo pattern without replacing your Benelli SBE annually!
That wrap sure looks like interesting stuff. Was it hard to put on?
I personally like the idea of being able to wrap the gun in camo instead of it being factory finished in camo. Especially since the factory paint tends to rub off in high wear areas and show black underneath. I am sure when you are tired of this camo pattern you can just peel off the wrap and have a brand new looking gun underneath. It seems mfg's these days are putting out a new camo pattern every year, therefore you can keep the newest camo pattern without replacing your Benelli SBE annually!
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
Looking good! Worth the sweat equity.
The Mossy Oak wrap was a big fat $30 from Amazon Canada.
If you take a deep breath, breathe out slowly, and release the need for perfection it's pretty easy to do. A squished wrinkle or 50 must not bum you out. The barrel, stock, and scope are pretty easy. Don't try to do them in one big piece. A couple or three little pieces work fine and look good. The receiver of a well inletted rifle is a pain in the butt. I rough cut with a pair of scissors, peeled, stuck, and trimmed carefully with an X-acto knife (The Sword of Exact Zero! I have kids.)
It's a 3M product that 3M says will peel cleanly when pulled by future archaeologists who take your rifle from your cold, dead hands, so who cares if it's a little wrong, so long as it looks right, and the gun works? I even kept the free float!
Magellan, I'm also worried about that, and the next gun I'm doing is a BAR Safari so I'm not too afraid to take it out for Spring Bear.
Man, this hobby is expensive. I need to sell some guns.
Cheers!
D
If you take a deep breath, breathe out slowly, and release the need for perfection it's pretty easy to do. A squished wrinkle or 50 must not bum you out. The barrel, stock, and scope are pretty easy. Don't try to do them in one big piece. A couple or three little pieces work fine and look good. The receiver of a well inletted rifle is a pain in the butt. I rough cut with a pair of scissors, peeled, stuck, and trimmed carefully with an X-acto knife (The Sword of Exact Zero! I have kids.)
It's a 3M product that 3M says will peel cleanly when pulled by future archaeologists who take your rifle from your cold, dead hands, so who cares if it's a little wrong, so long as it looks right, and the gun works? I even kept the free float!
Magellan, I'm also worried about that, and the next gun I'm doing is a BAR Safari so I'm not too afraid to take it out for Spring Bear.
Man, this hobby is expensive. I need to sell some guns.
Cheers!
D
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
Nice work on those. Really like the Swede!
