The Rattler
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I had the comb of my 2 year old Benelli Montefeltro cut down 1/4 inch for fitting purposes. I am now refinishing the buttstock & forestock. After applying 4 applications of Citristrip on the buttstock there are still dark lines & a few blotches of old finish. Normally, I remove those with steaming, which I can do here for most of them where raising the wood slightly won't matter.
Three of the dark lines, however, are in the checkering, & one darker area is about 3" long & 3/4" wide where the comb was cut down. On one side the darker area runs the length of the checkering, & on the other side, it is only 2 3/4" long. For the checkering, I applied & removed the Citristrip with tooth brushes. It was successful 100% on the forestock.
1. Do I risk damaging the checkering by trying to steam out the stubborn finish?
2. Do I risk changing the fit of the gun by steaming on the very location that was cut down? The fit now seems perfect.
3. If steaming is ill-advised, what do I do to remove the stubborn spots of the old finish? In removing gun oil on other stocks, I noticed Acetone also removed old stubborn finish. Should I use that here?
I will appreciate all comments.
Three of the dark lines, however, are in the checkering, & one darker area is about 3" long & 3/4" wide where the comb was cut down. On one side the darker area runs the length of the checkering, & on the other side, it is only 2 3/4" long. For the checkering, I applied & removed the Citristrip with tooth brushes. It was successful 100% on the forestock.
1. Do I risk damaging the checkering by trying to steam out the stubborn finish?
2. Do I risk changing the fit of the gun by steaming on the very location that was cut down? The fit now seems perfect.
3. If steaming is ill-advised, what do I do to remove the stubborn spots of the old finish? In removing gun oil on other stocks, I noticed Acetone also removed old stubborn finish. Should I use that here?
I will appreciate all comments.