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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: h2ofowlr on October 24, 2011, 07:43:46 AM

Title: Stock Refinishing
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 24, 2011, 07:43:46 AM: I picked up another 870 and the stock is faded and in rough shape. Does anyone have an easy way of getting the stock looking good again? Maybe linseed oil or something else along those lines where I can wipe it on and it's ready to go.
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: Huntbear on October 24, 2011, 08:43:14 AM: Strip off as much of the old finish as you can, sand lightly, then lots of rubbing in of Tru Oil! :tup: I do it the old fashioned way, in small circles with 400 & then 600 grit wet dry paper. Create a slurry and fill the grain, the more you rub it in, the higher the gloss finish you will get.
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: PA BEN on October 24, 2011, 09:58:44 AM: Quote from: Huntbear on October 24, 2011, 08:43:14 AM
Strip off as much of the old finish as you can, sand lightly, then lots of rubbing in of Tru Oil! :tup: I do it the old fashioned way, in small circles with 400 & then 600 grit wet dry paper. Create a slurry and fill the grain, the more you rub it in, the higher the gloss finish you will get.
:yeah: Tru oil all the way.
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: high country on October 24, 2011, 12:45:59 PM: raise the dents first
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: Hornseeker on October 24, 2011, 01:03:47 PM: :yeah:
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: FC on October 24, 2011, 02:47:12 PM: Tru-oil or linseed, either one works, buff the stock completely dry when done with the oil and let it sit for a week then buff it again and spray it with Varathane. You will end up with a finish that looks like it's a foot deep.
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: Wacenturion on October 26, 2011, 09:05:53 AM: Quote from: high country on October 24, 2011, 12:45:59 PM
raise the dents first

Dumb question........how does one raise the dent in the finish.

Thanks
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: JKEEN33 on October 26, 2011, 09:26:25 AM: Quote from: Wacenturion on October 26, 2011, 09:05:53 AM
Quote from: high country on October 24, 2011, 12:45:59 PM
raise the dents first

Dumb question........how does one raise the dent in the finish.

Thanks

I cover the wood with a towel then steam it with an iron. Usually cant tell there was a ding in the wood after that.
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: Huntbear on October 26, 2011, 12:43:25 PM: Quote from: JKEEN33 on October 26, 2011, 09:26:25 AM
Quote from: Wacenturion on October 26, 2011, 09:05:53 AM
Quote from: high country on October 24, 2011, 12:45:59 PM
raise the dents first

Dumb question........how does one raise the dent in the finish.

Thanks

I cover the wood with a towel then steam it with an iron. Usually cant tell there was a ding in the wood after that.

Exactly right... for small dents, I even use a soldering iron, or a wood burning tool over a wet towel.
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: Wacenturion on October 26, 2011, 05:39:21 PM: Thanks guys. Thought it might be something along those lines. One more question.....do you put the iron directly onto the towel and then go back and forth over the area where the dents are, or hold the iron off the towel letting the steam go into the towel?

Again........Thanks
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: FC on October 26, 2011, 05:54:41 PM: I just fill the dents with water and let it sit for a while myself, on a stock with a large number of dings I use a wet sponge or rag and wet them individually and re-sand the stock when done.
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: JKEEN33 on October 26, 2011, 07:07:20 PM: Quote from: Wacenturion on October 26, 2011, 05:39:21 PM
Thanks guys. Thought it might be something along those lines. One more question.....do you put the iron directly onto the towel and then go back and forth over the area where the dents are, or hold the iron off the towel letting the steam go into the towel?

Again........Thanks

Just put the iron on the towel and get it good and steamed up. You can lift it all up and check how its going. If you are doing this on a finished gun, I watch it pretty close so I don't screw up any of the other finish. This works great on coffee/ end tables too.
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: Wacenturion on October 26, 2011, 11:17:20 PM: JKEEN33..............thanks again. Appreciate it.
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: winshooter88 on October 27, 2011, 01:12:49 AM: I agree with the truoil, but I don't varithane it. if you finish it with the varithane you have to sand it to fix it if it gets scratched. If you just use the truoil you can fix the scratch by just putting a little more truoil on it. If you sand in the truoil you can get a super deep lustrous finish to, it just takes a little more work. :twocents:
Title: Re: Stock Refinishing
Post by: high country on October 27, 2011, 05:35:23 AM: Quote from: winshooter88 on October 27, 2011, 01:12:49 AM
I agree with the truoil, but I don't varithane it. if you finish it with the varithane you have to sand it to fix it if it gets scratched. If you just use the truoil you can fix the scratch by just putting a little more truoil on it. If you sand in the truoil you can get a super deep lustrous finish to, it just takes a little more work. :twocents:

Yup. Like a good slow rust blue, some things take time because they are worth it.