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What do you do when you come across a stock, that had everything you tell others to never try, already done to it? Run the other way?
I had bought a Mossberg number 46 from a friend a while back. The finish to the stock was done with a circular sander, it might as well have been an angle grinder. The metal was in better than average shape but wow, that furniture had to be altered.
I considered upholstering it in paisley, which would have been an improvement, but decided to go deep and see what the stock was made of. The finish was made to look old as they had probably used Danish Oil to add an antique look, so all that had to go.
I am no fan of sand paper. It is expensive and on most stock finishes it will gum up the fist time you show it what you are working on. Power tools are a no go at my place as you can make it worse trying to make it better in no time flat. For those who think they are proficient enough with a power tool for refinishing I advise you to purchase a new Corvette and practice on it's finish before going near gun wood. So I recommend scraping. What to scare with? I use one of those off brand kitchen paring knives with the stainless handle. It has a thin flexible blade and works well. To start try using it sharp edge down canting the blade away from yourself at a 45 degree angle and draw it toward yourself. It works great and if you don't believe me just ask my half brother. This is done at a fairly rapid pace overlapping until all the old finish is gone.
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What do you do when you come across a stock, that had everything you tell others to never try, already done to it? Run the other way?
I had bought a Mossberg number 46 from a friend a while back. The finish to the stock was done with a circular sander, it might as well have been an angle grinder. The metal was in better than average shape but wow, that furniture had to be altered.
I considered upholstering it in paisley, which would have been an improvement, but decided to go deep and see what the stock was made of. The finish was made to look old as they had probably used Danish Oil to add an antique look, so all that had to go.
I am no fan of sand paper. It is expensive and on most stock finishes it will gum up the fist time you show it what you are working on. Power tools are a no go at my place as you can make it worse trying to make it better in no time flat. For those who think they are proficient enough with a power tool for refinishing I advise you to purchase a new Corvette and practice on it's finish before going near gun wood. So I recommend scraping. What to scare with? I use one of those off brand kitchen paring knives with the stainless handle. It has a thin flexible blade and works well. To start try using it sharp edge down canting the blade away from yourself at a 45 degree angle and draw it toward yourself. It works great and if you don't believe me just ask my half brother. This is done at a fairly rapid pace overlapping until all the old finish is gone.
The culprit: