Just refinished my Mosin 91/30...
- Thread starter esmirnow
- Start date
hunterinthewoods
Regular
- Location
- Nova Scotia
That looks really nice! Good job
Thank you for doing that, I have no idea how
[ IMG ] [ /IMG ] * without spaces
Right click on image and click "view image" then copy and past the link and put it into the IMG tag or press the yellow square with mountains button in the toolbox and paste it into there.
Ahhh screw the game, I paid $100 at Westrifle for the one with the worst finish (in conclusion that the rest would be better based on the picture). I sanded it all down and gave it 3 coats of Minwax Stain&Poly in one. The can of stain/poly plus the sandpaper (bought 300 and 150) and the applicator pads came out to $30 bucks, so $150 for a nice Mosin (shipping).
- Location
- Ottawa, ON
Great job!
Looks very nice. You've achieved a nice satin finish.
I'm doing something similar with a worn and beat 44 Tula ex-sniper. I went for a redish color which started as straight cherry stain, mixed with 21 shots of red. On mine, I didn't sand, just used Circa 1850 which removed just the shellac and left the petina. But I'm staining and finishing separately, using Tru-Oil for the finish.
Something that worked well for me was steam cleaning the stock after stripping. I just used a wet cloth and hot clothes iron to steam the wood. It pulled out a lot of gunk from the pore of the wood that the stripper couldn't touch. No need to sand.
I'm doing something similar with a worn and beat 44 Tula ex-sniper. I went for a redish color which started as straight cherry stain, mixed with 21 shots of red. On mine, I didn't sand, just used Circa 1850 which removed just the shellac and left the petina. But I'm staining and finishing separately, using Tru-Oil for the finish.
Something that worked well for me was steam cleaning the stock after stripping. I just used a wet cloth and hot clothes iron to steam the wood. It pulled out a lot of gunk from the pore of the wood that the stripper couldn't touch. No need to sand.
