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So with awl the H2O fawling frum the sky yesturday, well it wuzz inside only.
Only so much 'puter one can'andle.
Decided tuh redew the stawk finish on a shewter I purchased at our Kamloops show.
Well actewahly, this gun found moi.

Hears the problem.
There was a butt pad slip awn style that habichyewaytit the butt.
This has led to a dark staining of the surrounding area.
Did the Circa gewp chit and it removed so little that I tried nudder prawduct.
Little gain there.
Then the eye-deer of using bleach as supported awn'ear.
Did very little.

Sanding duzz a wee bit, but here's the question.

Any ideas as to what else to lather on this dark impigmint to try and
remove this tainted area?
 
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Chainsaw LOL try small amounts of different solvent till you find one that will work, varsol, turpentine white gas etc something will dissolve the plastic-rubber ttrnsfer. try it on the sleeve to see what will attack the rubber
 
There's a cleaning solution for teak that you can get. I used it about 40 years ago when I had a part time job clean yachts for rich folk. I recall it being purchased from a marine store which usually means $$$$ but Crappy Tire may have a similar product. I remember it bleached away the black stains in the unfinished sections of the teak decks. Goodluck.
 
There is a product applied in two that will bleach the color out of wood. I have used it with success to bleach black walnut almost white prior to staining it to match English walnut. One part is hydrogen peroxide and the other is a liquid lye solution. I used an old-stock product I was lucky enough to find in a hardware store, but home brew instructions can be found online.
It might be too aggressive for your needs and it might not remove rubber induced staining.
 
B_noser said:
Are you sure the area under the recoil pad is stained, and not the original stock color?
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powderman said:
If I have correctly translated your post, you might give oxalic acid a try. It has many uses. I have used it to tan hides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTHiqtdZMMI

Regards,
powderman
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That's a great link.
Thanks for the info powderman.
I will venture to our local hardware store and scan their shelves for this Oxalic acid.
If it works on this stock, then I have a kitchen to unstain too.
 
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That's a great link.
Thanks for the info powderman.
I will venture to our local hardware store and scan their shelves for this Oxalic acid.
If it works on this stock, then I have a kitchen to unstain too.
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Bloody hell... just looked this up on Amazon.ca: i lb., $58.00 :eek: But on Amazon US, $15.80! (Same product, from Rockler Hardware) In fact, in the Lab Chemicals section of Amazon US, you can get 5 lbs. for $15.00.

I checked Lee Valley and they carry "Bar Keeper's Friend", of which the active ingredient is oxalic acid. Likely the other component is a mild abrasive, like powdered feldspar, aka the original Bon Ami. I wonder what else oxalic acid is used for. Might be some industry in T'Kemlups that uses it.
 
I've used this product from the local Home Hardware to lighten wood stains:

http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/i.../Ne-67n/Ntk-All_EN/R-I1610456?Ntt=wood+bleach

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When we had the shingles on our house redone they used TSP (trisodium phosphate) to clean them, which brought the greyish ones back to a nice wood colour, then stained again afterword, they looked great when they were done.

Pretty sure you can get TSP at most hardware stores if none of the other cleaners work for you.
 
Acetone will pull old oil out of stocks, Bad stuff, use out side.
there should be a law against those stupid slip on pad, every one I have seen buggers up the wood
 
I've tried Xylene with little gain.
Not sure if acetone has more umph than the X, but I will try it next.
Been doing other chit.
Like losing a big fish...........goll dang it.
Oh, and the wifie is mad at me now.
Least she'll be quiet for a bit.
 
protect the lighter wood with some old christmas paper, you know, wrap it like a gift but leave the dark wood exposed, then put in on the window sill in the sunlight, flip it over every week so it sun bleaches evenly to the desired shade of white.
If you don't believe me, go look at your BLR stock again........
 
Did the pad cause the stain or hide the stain? It's important to figure it out beforehand otherwise the cleaner could act as a mordant instead and set the stain permanently.
 
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