I have a miroku shotgun that has a piece broken out beside the lock. It must have been cracked for years and it is pretty oiled soaked. Do I have to try and de-oil the wood or is there a product that will glue the wood as it is. Thanks
Repair oil soaked stock
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just went through this with a very old and very oil soaked walnut shotgun stock..
*disclaimer, this worked for me, i guarentee no results*
^^^ - first the butt covering
1) Use some sort of finish stripper (from home hardware, circa 18something worked for me).. Strip twice to make sure.
2) Put very very very hot water and some oxy clean in a bucket (or sink if your adventurous), and soak your stock for 1/2 hour .. rinse, and repeat. You will see the oil heat up, seep out and raise to the top of the water .. as oil floats on water.
2.5) almost forgot, wipe down with mineral spirits to remove any film left from stripper and oxyclean.
3) Cyano Type glue (Hot stuff from Lee Valley), insulin needles from shoppers drug mart and a rubber clamp from home hardware worked for my cracks .. but to glue a broken piece back on might need something else, hopefully someone with experience could chime in here.
4) damp rag and iron to bring out dents
5) sand using blocks and dowels (no hand sanding) from 320 -> 600 grit
6) tru-oil, sand, tru-oil, sand, tru-oil until desired finish.
That's about it for the cliffs notes on stock refinishing for noobs .. I'm actually about to do step 4 on my first stock refinishing project ..
Good luck!
*disclaimer, this worked for me, i guarentee no results*
^^^ - first the butt covering
1) Use some sort of finish stripper (from home hardware, circa 18something worked for me).. Strip twice to make sure.
2) Put very very very hot water and some oxy clean in a bucket (or sink if your adventurous), and soak your stock for 1/2 hour .. rinse, and repeat. You will see the oil heat up, seep out and raise to the top of the water .. as oil floats on water.
2.5) almost forgot, wipe down with mineral spirits to remove any film left from stripper and oxyclean.
3) Cyano Type glue (Hot stuff from Lee Valley), insulin needles from shoppers drug mart and a rubber clamp from home hardware worked for my cracks .. but to glue a broken piece back on might need something else, hopefully someone with experience could chime in here.
4) damp rag and iron to bring out dents
5) sand using blocks and dowels (no hand sanding) from 320 -> 600 grit
6) tru-oil, sand, tru-oil, sand, tru-oil until desired finish.
That's about it for the cliffs notes on stock refinishing for noobs
.. I'm actually about to do step 4 on my first stock refinishing project .. Good luck!
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To remove oil from a stock go to the local hardware store and buy some TSP...tri sodium phosphate...the box should be just marked as TSP,its a house hold cleaner crystal and works wonders for removing oil.
Take about 3 table spoons of it and put in a margarine dish and add warm water till about half full,stir it real good and it will feel slimy on your fingers. Wash the stock with this in the sink or bath tub and let stand till dry...dont rinse it till its dry. As it dries it will pull the oil out of the stock and you will notice that the former white crystals are brown from the oil.
Rinse it off and let stand till dry and repeat the TSP treatment till when it dries the crystals are white..you will be able to see it real easy....you have just removed all the oil from the stock and didnt get messy or stink up the house or shop with using chemicals....hope this helps ya out....Ice..
edit to add...dont worry about using to much TSP...the more the better....with in reason of course...
Take about 3 table spoons of it and put in a margarine dish and add warm water till about half full,stir it real good and it will feel slimy on your fingers. Wash the stock with this in the sink or bath tub and let stand till dry...dont rinse it till its dry. As it dries it will pull the oil out of the stock and you will notice that the former white crystals are brown from the oil.
Rinse it off and let stand till dry and repeat the TSP treatment till when it dries the crystals are white..you will be able to see it real easy....you have just removed all the oil from the stock and didnt get messy or stink up the house or shop with using chemicals....hope this helps ya out....Ice..
edit to add...dont worry about using to much TSP...the more the better....with in reason of course...
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just went through this with a very old and very oil soaked walnut shotgun stock..
*disclaimer, this worked for me, i guarentee no results*
^^^ - first the butt covering
1) Use some sort of finish stripper (from home hardware, circa 18something worked for me).. Strip twice to make sure.
2) Put very very very hot water and some oxy clean in a bucket (or sink if your adventurous), and soak your stock for 1/2 hour .. rinse, and repeat. You will see the oil heat up, seep out and raise to the top of the water .. as oil floats on water.
2.5) almost forgot, wipe down with mineral spirits to remove any film left from stripper and oxyclean.
3) Cyano Type glue (Hot stuff from Lee Valley), insulin needles from shoppers drug mart and a rubber clamp from home hardware worked for my cracks .. but to glue a broken piece back on might need something else, hopefully someone with experience could chime in here.
4) damp rag and iron to bring out dents
5) sand using blocks and dowels (no hand sanding) from 320 -> 600 grit
6) tru-oil, sand, tru-oil, sand, tru-oil until desired finish.
That's about it for the cliffs notes on stock refinishing for noobs
Good luck!
# 3....for a break use acraglass and dowels if you have to...smear both surfaces after roughing up with sand paper and clamp together...you have just made a joint that is stronger then the wood itself
# 4..you use a damp rag but if its a small dent just heat up a butter knife till its a dull red ...use a torch for this....apply the damp rag over the dent and put the hot knife to it...it will drive the steam into the dent and its steam that raises the wood grain back up. If the grain is broken you are #### outta luck to fully recover the surface..but some of it will raise so it helps out some what.
NP...i have been doing stocks for 24 years now...any questions just shoot me a pm...
use 2/3 ammonia in a spray bottle with 1/3 hot water and spray. The oil will just flow out. keep spraying until it stops flowing. then spray hot water from tap to clean off grime. If it is really bad use straight ammonia. when the stock drys--you will see oil surfacing---spray ammonia and wipe with paper towel.
Spray with easy off oven cleaner for 2 minutes..rinse with a combo of ammonia and paint thinner...put in oven that is preheated to 400 degrees and wait for smoke to rise...then run like hell cause the damn oven is gonna blow up...call fire dept and insurance company...then replace the stock with a new one....
