I did that years ago on an old Remington stock, that thing felt smooth as a babys rear till I put the stain to it. The ends of the grain curled up big time. Bet I sanded that thing 15 times or more before it quit doin it....never again for me!knightrider said:
fastbs said:Many ways to do it. This is what I've done.
Use stripper to remove factory finish. Tooth brush helps in checkering.
Wet rag and iron will pull out small dents. Sand out other dings and reshape if u want.
Think I used 000 steel wool for final.
Clean with mineral spirits.
Dab rag in stain and rub it on. The more coats the darker and makes the grain pop.
Let dry however long can said then spray with 3 coats spar urathane.
The gouges are on purpose on this one wanted a more rustic look. Used gloss spar cause it dries harder then final with satin spar to get a duller look.
Try not to sand checkering you'll flatten it out.
woodchuckc said:Here are a couple of my refinish jobs:
As advised above, use a stripper to get off the original finish instead of sanding. Sand the minimal amount you can to keep from altering the fit with the gun's hardware. If you have any dents you want to get out, raise them with a clothes iron and damp cloth (put the damp cloth over the dent and use the heat from the iron to make steam to raise the dent). If there is any checkering on the stock, don't sand over it except with the finest grit (320), I use a soft toothbrush to clean it out. Thinned Tru-oil is good, but these were finished with about 10 coats of Waterlox, rubbed in by hand (a couple of drops of oil applied, then rubbed in with my finger tips until the finish was just about dry).
