Refinishing a Stock

[gramps73]

Other then sanding it down to get all the scratches out of it and re staining it is there anything else to do..
thanks
g

[hal53]

Originally Posted by gramps73

Other then sanding it down to get all the scratches out of it and re staining it is there anything else to do..
thanks
g

probably sounds dumb in this day and age, but my Dad would sand them down, sprinkle water on them, scrape with a broken piece of glass, sand them again as many times as it took to not get any more bristles from the wood, then would rub boiled Linseed Oil in them until it got as dark as he wanted, have an 870 that he did this to in 1954...lots of use and not a mark on the stock JMO
H.

[spurly]

That process is called whiskering, wet it down with a sponge, dry it with a blowdryer, and sand again with finer paper.or another process is to use the wet sanding method, using autobody paper starting the final sanding with 400 grit with wet paper , going all the way to 800 grit, wet the paper and sand in small circles, always keeping a slurry going, then finish with an oil or Dainish wax.


When whiskering, wet it, dry it sand it. repeat until you no longer get whiskers,I dont recomend using steel wool, sometimes, very small peices of the wool imbed in the wood, and will cause minute rust spots.

[leo]

Use tac cloth to wipe down before fresh coats. It will remove most of the fines from the pores

[SHORTMAG]

Although I haven't tried it....Some even recomend NOT to do the whiskering process....they feel that the small splinters, while in a sanding slurry, helps to fill and seal the pores .....prior to beginning your finishing applications.....Personally, I do it.....pretty amazing after 400 grit it feels sooooo smooth, add some water...SHAZZAM!!...porcupine quills!!

[rottie]

For the final sanding I have wet the stock slightly with a warm cloth,let it sit for a bit then go over it with fine steel wool. This has worked well as well as a whiskering process

Ian

[gramps73]

Thanks for all the replies and ideas

[TheClash]

i have seen some finished with tung oil that have a great look to them as well.

[Gonehuntin']

Maybe a bedding job, while you've got it all apart? (If that is worthwhile)

[gramps73]

I think I will just bring it over to my gunsmith and have all the work done...
Gitrdun i will be by with a new project for you to do and me to enjoy

[gitrdun]

Originally Posted by gramps73

I think I will just bring it over to my gunsmith and have all the work done...
Gitrdun i will be by with a new project for you to do and me to enjoy

If it's a .280 ------speak softly, duceman might hear us. Cool, bring her over, let's have some fun. I'll be home on the weekend but getting the trailer prep'd for the bear hunt. We can always shoot a few rounds outta that triple four that keeps calling me "daddy".

[honda450]

Originally Posted by gramps73

I think I will just bring it over to my gunsmith and have all the work done...
Gitrdun i will be by with a new project for you to do and me to enjoy

Same guy who volunteered to bed my 700 into a new Boyds stock. Dang that Gitrdun is a good man

[gitrdun]

Originally Posted by honda450

Same guy who volunteered to bed my 700 into a new Boyds stock. Dang that Gitrdun is a good man

Which stock did you get honda?

[pikergolf]

Don't forget to wear your resperator and rubber gloves!