hey gunners, just got my hands on a K31 in a walnut stock that has been painted wondering what are some good products to bring it back to original condition. i have some antique finish remover that may do the job for the paint. but what would you guys recomend for the removal of the finish and the most original finished look i could give it?
K31 original finish?
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samsplacci71
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If you were to use linseed or boiled linseed oil that would be acceptable. Just be careful with the rags when you apply, I would put them in a fire resistant container or better yet, burn them once you are don't with the application. The soiled rags are known to have a low flash point and can auto ignite.
Originally posted by 'Guisan' on the Swiss Rifle Boards:
From the Landesmuseum in Zürich.
For walnut, clean the stock first;
30 % Turpentine
30 % Linseed oil
30 % Fruit (wine) vinegar
10 % Bees wax
Fill the mix in a plastic bottle and put that one in hot water (60 degrees celcius) for 15 minutes till the bees wax has dissolved in the mix, apply with a piece of cloth.
And for beech;
45 % Denatured alcohol (high percentage 95%)
45 % Shellac flakes
10 % Paraffin-oil.
Get the old shellac layer off with help of fine steelwool and alcohol (95% ).
Apply with a piece of cloth starting at the top;
From the Landesmuseum in Zürich.
For walnut, clean the stock first;
30 % Turpentine
30 % Linseed oil
30 % Fruit (wine) vinegar
10 % Bees wax
Fill the mix in a plastic bottle and put that one in hot water (60 degrees celcius) for 15 minutes till the bees wax has dissolved in the mix, apply with a piece of cloth.
And for beech;
45 % Denatured alcohol (high percentage 95%)
45 % Shellac flakes
10 % Paraffin-oil.
Get the old shellac layer off with help of fine steelwool and alcohol (95% ).
Apply with a piece of cloth starting at the top;
