Water Stains on Shotgun Stock...need some info, please!!!

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Hey guys...I had this posted in the "Gunsmithing" forum, hoping for some help, but after a couple of days, and a grand total of ZERO replies, I've decided to post here. I figure that I'll get a bit more help in the dedicated shotgun forum...

I was at the range over the weekend when the weather took a bit of a turn for the worst...it started raining quite heavily during a trap tournament, and after returning home to clean my shotgun, I noticed that the rain water had stained my stock and forend. It kinda' looks like whatever oil finish was applied to the stock, has now been removed, or lifted. I tried rubbing a bit of Tru-Oil into the weathered spots with no luck. I was wondering if anyone knows a quick remedy to cure this condition, or is it going to be a more complicted matter of taking down the gun to its bare stock and forend, and having to refinish 'em...any info would be greatly appreciated.

Dan.
 
It really depends on what the stock is finished with. If it is a genuine oil finish then you can take a little bit of linseed oil or tung oil and a very fine sandpaper (i.e. 600 grit or finer) and wet-sand the raised wood on the stock very gently, let it dry a bit, then wipe it down with a cotton cloth (i.e. old t-shirt). Do the same again the next day. On the third day (if the stock is smooth enough for you), and for several days after, just rub a light coat of oil into the stock and let it dry a bit and wipe if off. Eventually it will fill the grain and your stock will be nice again.

Myself, I don't care for Tru-oil. I find it dries too fast. I prefer Behr Tung Oil (which is not actually tung oil but a linseed oil with a drier in it).

This will only work if you have an oil finished stock. I don't know what to do about a plastic varnished stock if it has a problem with the finish.

Let me know if I can be of more help. Also, what kind of gun is it? People on the forum might have better insight in the type of wood on specific brands of guns.
 
Yes, I believe you should not have used Tru Oil without finding out what kind of finish it has. I too do not like Tru Oil as I believe it is half varnish or polyurathane of some type. And as already mentioned, you have now put a tough coat over your damage, basically sealing it. You will have to hope you can remove all that Tru Oil first before attempting something else. Could you post a pic of your stock?
 
I didn't really give the Tru Oil much time to actually dry and penetrate the stock...after a few quick, unsuccessful attempts, I basically just wiped off the oil that was applied, and stopped trying. The oil wasn't on the stock for more than 30 seconds. I just wanted to see if the spotted areas would react positively with the oil. Since it had no effect at all, I bailed on that plan...

I'll see if I could post a couple of pics to show you guys what the stock looks like...
 
Hey guys...just tried out the BC Stock Conditioner, and it works great! I didn't even know that I had this stuff in the house! Thanks to everyone who responded...I greatly appreciate it.

Well then, I think I'm gonna' go and clean up my stock, and feel like a bit of a moron all on my own...
 
Just a thought; the little bit of Tru-oil that you used might have actually helped seal up the pores/grain on the stock before the addition of the Stock Conditioner lending to a better final finish...

I never thought of using Tru-oil as a grain sealer. I'll have to try that next time I re-finish a stock. Thanks for the inspiration :~)
 
Just a sidenote on tru oil if anyone likes using it. I read over on RFC that some guys say mixing tru oil with Armor All gives a much nicer finish and makes it easier to apply. I don't remember the ratio though. Seems these two products really work when blended together. It appears that these two products are the only ones that do work together for some reason.
 
gunsaholic said:
Just a sidenote on tru oil if anyone likes using it. I read over on RFC that some guys say mixing tru oil with Armor All gives a much nicer finish and makes it easier to apply. I don't remember the ratio though. Seems these two products really work when blended together. It appears that these two products are the only ones that do work together for some reason.
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Imagine the first guy that actually tried that? Ok, he probably refinished a cheapy, old stock, but when he actually tried it on a more "serious" project...man, that must have taken just a bit of testicular fortitude!

I think I'm gonna' give it a shot, but I think I'll try mixing the Tru Oil with some Heineken instead...this way, when I have that stock butted up to my cheek, well, you get the idea!!!

Guys, thanks again for the great replies to this post...all of your help and advice is greatly appreciated...

Cheers,
Dan.
 
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