Repairing Safe Dings

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I am wondering if there is any methods or products out there that can be applied to a mark (safe ding) in a oil finished stock that would swell the blemish back out? I'm guessing the answer is no, but maybe I'm wrong.
Hopefully, I am explaining that correctly, basically to remove a dent on the wood, not a scratch or gouge.
 
I'm not sure, but I work with an outstanding guitar repairman and he fixes wood from horrid shape back to looking fresh out of the box. I'll ask him what we would do in your situation.
 
The careful application of steam will in many cases "swell" out the ding. This can be done with something as simple as a clothes iron and a wet cloth, preferably cotton. If you are careful you may not have to refinish the stock.
 
alberta tactical rifle said:
The careful application of steam will in many cases "swell" out the ding. This can be done with something as simple as a clothes iron and a wet cloth, preferably cotton. If you are careful you may not have to refinish the stock.
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cheese cloth works best but yes that method is slower and less risky it won't fix a dent or ding that it cuts into the wood just one ones that are pushed in.
 
I was told by one of the shooters at the club that at the Perazzi repair shop that the use crazy glue to fill small blemishes the buff it out don't no if this would work on oil finish
 
I have had good success steaming out dings with a cotton cloth and an iron on oil finishes. The finish can be easily reapplied when the ding is gone. If the wood fibres are crushed there's a good chance of fixing them, if the wood is missing as in a splinter or chip steaming won't help.
 
evansd said:
I was told by one of the shooters at the club that at the Perazzi repair shop that the use crazy glue to fill small blemishes the buff it out don't no if this would work on oil finish
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Sounds like a bad idea to me.

Like the others have said, steam is the way to go.

I use varnish remover to remove the finish over the spot to be repaired, so that water can penetrate into the wood fibers. Put a few drops of water on the spot and let it soak in. Hot iron, and a wet cotton face cloth. The dents will pop right out.

If the fiber has been cut, steam won't work. In that case, I use shellac sticks of the appropriate colour that I get at Lee Valley Tools. Applied with a hot pallet knife, and sanded out, it is an almost invisible repair.
 
I found (the hard way) that the best way to fix dings is to not get them. It took some effort and trial and error but after putting door foam (the peel and stick kind) over every edge in my cabinets I had to go back and ALSO cover all sharp edges with hot glue. Sometimes the tape comes off so with a nice heavy bead of hot glue on the edges AND foam if you like, things don't get nearly as banged up. One word of advice is to be careful with your door closure and locking mechanism......I ended up having to remove a lot of glue in order to get the door to shut properly!
 
handofzeus said:
I found (the hard way) that the best way to fix dings is to not get them. It took some effort and trial and error but after putting door foam (the peel and stick kind) over every edge in my cabinets I had to go back and ALSO cover all sharp edges with hot glue. Sometimes the tape comes off so with a nice heavy bead of hot glue on the edges AND foam if you like, things don't get nearly as banged up. One word of advice is to be careful with your door closure and locking mechanism......I ended up having to remove a lot of glue in order to get the door to shut properly!
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I totally agree with you, I only asked the question of how to remove "safe dings" because safe dings are a very common flaw on firearms for sale. The ding's on my rifle I am trying to figure out if they are repairable are from bumping the stock while hunting, they just simply resemble "safe dings"
The best method I have found for saving damage while taking firearms out of the (crowded) safe is having a rack beside the safe, so rifles can be taken out in sequence, and stood safely beside the safe so you aren't trying to sneak one out around another.

Thanks for the tips on removing dings. Not' sure I'm confident enough to give it a try, but nice to know it can be possible.
 
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