Stock Refinishing, A Start

[Jaybm]

jd ... you didn't give me a hint of what to expect but here goes ...

1. appears to define the grain more, LOL, spotted a scratch I somehow missed earlier.

2. appears to add more luster ... why would that be ?

Was in such a rush to get started on some neglected yard work I didn't take pics.

Jim

[mr surveyor]

jd ... you didn't give me a hint of what to expect but here goes ...

1. appears to define the grain more, LOL, spotted a scratch I somehow missed earlier.

2. appears to add more luster ... why would that be ?

Was in such a rush to get started on some neglected yard work I didn't take pics.

Jim

an old man taught me that trick with coffee filters on final wood finish quite a few years ago. Same principle as the old trick of using a dollar bill to burnish the tarnish off the points in your '62 Chevy ... just a little bit of abrasiveness but not enough to remove the good material. I've only done a handful of gun stocks, and a few pieces of antique furniture in the last 30 years or so, but the coffee filters towards the end of the refinishing always seemed to slick things up nice and help harden the surface.


jd

[Jaybm]

And now you've taught me.

I'm calling the butt stock "DONE".



And I managed to get the fore stock off this evening. No rust on the barrel just some
gritty stuff that I suspect is wood shavings, The hole for the band screw was like the
others ... crude.

I did the damp paper towel treatment and it wasn't any time till no stain came off.
Hopefully I'll get the same results as on the butt stock.

I'm going to replace the Gunz aperture sight with a .25 casing as the final touch.
Will start tomorrow if all goes as planned.

Jim

[akuser47]

So purty

[mr surveyor]

nicely polished finish, Jim!


jd

[Jaybm]

Thanks guys.

I wonder if while I've got everything apart another shot of brake cleaner
and re-lubing would be in order ? Couldn't hurt.

Will start a new thread for the next half of the project.

Jim

[ethang]

You got some really nice gloss on that. Looks great. Hose it down while it's apart. Can't do anything but help.

[Ranch Dog]

A great looking finish!

[Jaybm]

Just for the record ... bought a can of non-chlorinated break cleaner this morning.

Flushed er out good and came out clean from the git-go.

Sprayed a liberal amount of Rem Oil w/ Teflon on the innards. Cranked it maybe a
dozen times and it may be just me but it sure seemed smoother. Cleaned that off
best I could with Q-tips and applied a tad of the lightest grade synthetic motor oil
to all moving surfaces, i.e. a thin film and put er up.

Fore stock is coming along good so by the end of next week I should be ready for
the reassembly.

Jim

[Bibletotingunslinger]

Poor ole Flash was beside himself till we got home and then he was all over me ! Man's
best friend.
Jim

Hey! take care, Reading all this stuff I see we here are all more like minded that we care to admit.
The biggest problem I got with a good dog, they just don't live long enough,