yugo ak47 stock refinishing options?

[heartless]

ok i just today bought a yugo ak47 from century arms ona dci reciever but!! i hate the unfinnished feel of the wood and im not big on the terrorist / gang banger looking ak47's i want a more stylish look like th of red russian stocks or a strait blondie would be sexy too!.... any help or tips would be great thanks here is a picture for referance.... and remember ima all american grand-son of a marine kinda guy! i wanna stay away from that dirty bin-ladin style but love ww2 weapons:do2:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...tgobang020.jpg

[karlsgunbunker]

Lots of folks rub BLO (boiled linseed oil) on the stock and then finish with clear varnish or shellac.

Galahad on Survivors SKS boards does stock refinishing.
I hear he is reasonable and good.

The last stock I refinished was a New Albanian SKS Stock.
I used Walnut stain thinned 8 or 10 to one with mineral spirits.
The stain doesn't show when that thin, until you start to varnish the stock. then it just hi-lights the grain of the wood.

My BIL is a cabinet maker and showed me that trick.
Works great on light woods.

[WHITE_WOLFE]

I used some RIT dye on my WASR stock. Used some stain too, but cannot remember the color. I also used the RIT dye on my Russian SKS as well.

[AFA1CY]

Clean the stock with minerial sperits (paint thinner).

LIGHTLY sand with a 400 grit sandpaper

Use MinWax Polyurothene finish. Lightly apply with sponge or rags wipening off excess. Allow to dry. Apply in several coats.

Should give a durable good looking finish.

[heartless]

good tips whats this about linseed oil? and i heard sumtim bout tru-oil or sumtin like that..... that red color looks good still debatein or wich is less terrorist looking the blonde or the red both are sexy in my eyes..... and as much as sum are against gloss i want her to shine like spoils of war but prettier
blondie? or red? and hmm how to do this? im such a noob...lol

[WHITE_WOLFE]

Tru-Oil is awesome stuff if you want shine. Just rub it on with your finger and wait 3 to 4 hours for the next coat. About the 3rd coating is where things start to even out and shine. Keeping going if you want it to really shine. If you decide its to shiny you can hit it with some 000 steel wool.


Here are some pics of my Garand with 3 coats.









K31 with Tru-Oil. 3 coats and rubbed with 000 steel wool.





SVT 40 with Tru-Oil

[AFA1CY]

Originally Posted by heartless

good tips whats this about linseed oil? and i heard sumtim bout tru-oil or sumtin like that..... that red color looks good still debatein or wich is less terrorist looking the blonde or the red both are sexy in my eyes..... and as much as sum are against gloss i want her to shine like spoils of war but prettier
blondie? or red? and hmm how to do this? im such a noob...lol

Boiled Linseed Oil (BLO) will just add a nice look but will not protect the wood. If you want to protect the wood you need a varnish of some sort. Polyurothene is probably the most durable and you can get it in matte or gloss finish. TRUE Tung-oil is varnish mixed with linseed oil.

Check out WoodNet.net - The Woodworker's Online Resource - Forums for more information on finishing.

[heartless]

ok here we go .... 1st this thing is well made so well made i couldnt get the wood out of the metal but i did have some masking tape and i made a total reversal of my color idea and went with a red oak and a minwax satin indoor/outdoor poly
im thinking it will favor the russian early akm stock
heres a pic of my first ever! attempt at anything like this! hope i dont BUSH this up.

[Fenway]

Those pieces will come off with some work and might make it easier for you. Looking good so far. Be sure to post the finished results.

[heartless]

im call it my R-A-Y gun... russian-american-yugo...lol its getting there these 4 hour waits are killing me not to mention it rained last night so 12 hrs later this stuff was still tacky feeling.... i just cant wait!! i hope i didnt mess this up i just didnt care for the nearly unfinnished refinnishing job the stock came with still slightly terrifies me that i might not like it my wife dosent she wanted me to make it bleach blonde....