Refinished my SKS

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TheWhole9Yards

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Hi all,

Bought this Molot import SKS back in may and was not happy with the condition of the stock. Spent some time stripping the old finish off, sanding to a glass like smoothness then slowly building up a new boiled linseed oil finish. Time will tell how it holds up to shooting and handling, but its a much better looking rifle now IMO!






For those with good eyes you'll also notice I swapped out the rear sight for a williams peep sight. Haven't shot with it yet but can already tell it wont be any better than the original - should have got tech sights!
 
The wood took the oil just fine, the trick is to apply light coats and let it dry fully between them. After sanding I let the first coat soak in for 24hrs then just did another coat every night for 3 days. Its a nice matte finish, super smooth and not greasy!
 
TheWhole9Yards said:
The wood took the oil just fine, the trick is to apply light coats and let it dry fully between them. After sanding I let the first coat soak in for 24hrs then just did another coat every night for 3 days. Its a nice matte finish, super smooth and not greasy!
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...can't go wrong with boiled linseed oil...the classic: h t t p://www.alibris.com/Gunstock-Finishing-Care-A-Donald-Newell/book/2764023...agrees with you...all my rifles have it...deep beautiful simple...one a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year, every year...deepest beauty possible and protected...good work!
 
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