Stock Refinnish with Schaftol

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Thought I would post a few pics of 80's vintage stocks I stripped and refinished with Scherells Schaftol.
This is a European oil type finish for that classic look.
Minimum sanding, Protects the wood very well and easy to work with.
#1 stock is an early 80's Weatherby Laser Mark with the shinny factory finish that was in rough shape.
#2 stock is an 80's Remington 700 that was in rough shape.



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I use a strong paint varnish remover and a lot of patience, That is the hardest part.
You can get the Schaftol from Bits of Pieces Barry Jenkins in Vernon BC 604-946-6168
It comes in different tints Extra dark, Dark, Medium and light.
 
Yes the light in the picture, It fills the grain quite well you add coats till it wont soak up anymore.
The oil has a silicone mixture that helps fill the grain.
 
reb said:
Yes the light in the picture, It fills the grain quite well you add coats till it wont soak up anymore.
The oil has a silicone mixture that helps fill the grain.
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It's great stuff and comes in several different colors.

Bits of Pieces is in Delta, BC by the way.
 
I did a Martini stock in Schaftol dark. It takes a good month for the finish to fully cure, but the end result was quite durable and it really enhanced the grain.
 
Thanks Bearhunter
Yes it takes time to fully darken and cure.
I am working on a very old Weatherby Mark V stock with a tight grain that after 3 or 4 coats is starting to give the wood a hologram effect.
 
I read about this product here and had a bottle of dark ordered in through my local Canadian Tire store. I had two firearms - a Winchester 94 and a Cooey single shot shotgun - that are used in teaching the firearms safety course. The finish on the stocks were in pretty rough shape to start with, and two years of having to wipe them down with Lysol after each time a student handled them pretty much destroyed what was left. The Winchester stock was almost gray.

After a course on the weekend, I noticed a crack in the stock of the Cooey that needed to be fixed. Took the butt off and glued the crack with Lee Valley Hot Stuff. Following day, I stripped the rest of the finish off of the stock, and did the same with the Winchester. I had never used the Schaftol before, and applied it to the two walnut stocks - they were so dry that they sucked it up with no excess in a couple of minutes. Applied more over a couple of days, and very happy with the results, set aside now to finish hardening up before using them in my next course.

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It usually comes in 500ml metal cans.

If you want it to cure faster, set it outside to dry and if possible in sunlight.

It's a great finish and I sometimes mix it with BLO, ACETONE and TUNG OIL in equal parts to get a very durable, water repellant finish
 
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Pulled this from their site.
Interesting last sentence.

Our recommendation: After each hunting trip, rub SCHAFTOL® vigorously into the gunstock with an old linen cloth (which should be kept in a closed glass jar) and let it soak into the wood. Repeat the procedure the next day. If stains or rough spots should have formed on the gunstock, use sandpaper (Type 150, fine) until the surface is completely smoothed. Sanded parts must be thoroughly moistened with water or, even better, vinegar. After drying, smooth once more with sandpaper and again rub in SCHAFTOL®. When SCHAFTOL® has fully soaked into the wood, the procedure may be repeated with sandpaper (Type 400) and SCHAFTOL®. The more often this treatment is repeated, the better the effect. The gunstock will eventually regain its original appearance and have a beautiful dark and dull finish. When SCHAFTOL® is to be applied for the first time to an unfinished wooden gunstock, the SCHAFTOL® should be heated to a temperature of from 30ºC to 50ºC and rubbed in with a linen cloth.
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Actually - is also an interesting FIRST and SECOND sentence - their recommendation is to re-apply more of that stuff to the gun, after EACH HUNTING TRIP, and also on the NEXT DAY.
 
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Actually - is also an interesting FIRST and SECOND sentence - their recommendation is to re-apply more of that stuff to the gun, after EACH HUNTING TRIP, and also on the NEXT DAY.
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Shaftol gives a very similar finish as melted Kiwi Shoe Polish Wax, but it takes several coats to get the same color.

When it gets wet, sometimes the finish will have light spots. I've never had to apply more to the stocks I've done but a dry cloth will remove the offending light spots with a few passes.
 
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