Adventurer_96
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This project came to mind when I bought the rifle a few weeks ago. I took off the wood stock that my Chinese SKS came with and I decided to refinish it a bit. The wood was very lightweight, with a reddish color to it. Kind of unusual for a Chinese stock, and even though the stock numbers are the only ones which don't match, I still think it's Chinese because there's a Triangle 2 stamp on the left side.
At any rate, I bought one of those inexpensive red fiberglass stocks, and when it came it took a while to fit it. Not a problem, since it was a nice tight fitting stock. However, the red color was really more of a drab maroon color, so I thought of ways to refinish it. Then, it came to me.
I took a can of flat black spray paint (trust me it gets better) and sprayed a piece of wood. Then, I bought some satin finish wood spar urethane in a spray can. The test wood came out excellent. So, three or four coats of paint, and then three or four coats of satin urethane, and I have a black fiberglass stock which fits excellent. The only addition is going to be a buttstock pad as these rifles always need a bit more length, and maybe a vented handguard. So far so good, and after fifty or so rounds at the range, no problems with the stock other than a nice scratch care of the operator!
What an sweet looking SKS! If I were to get the receiver/barrel/etc refinished, this thing would look almost new, nice and evil-black! If only I had a digital camera...
At any rate, I bought one of those inexpensive red fiberglass stocks, and when it came it took a while to fit it. Not a problem, since it was a nice tight fitting stock. However, the red color was really more of a drab maroon color, so I thought of ways to refinish it. Then, it came to me.
I took a can of flat black spray paint (trust me it gets better) and sprayed a piece of wood. Then, I bought some satin finish wood spar urethane in a spray can. The test wood came out excellent. So, three or four coats of paint, and then three or four coats of satin urethane, and I have a black fiberglass stock which fits excellent. The only addition is going to be a buttstock pad as these rifles always need a bit more length, and maybe a vented handguard. So far so good, and after fifty or so rounds at the range, no problems with the stock other than a nice scratch care of the operator!
What an sweet looking SKS! If I were to get the receiver/barrel/etc refinished, this thing would look almost new, nice and evil-black! If only I had a digital camera...
