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Stripping finish off Remington stock.
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PinnedAndRecessed
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Hoghunting said,
Hog, what's the ratio of vege oil to rottenstone?
And, do you just rub until it looks the way you want?
Have you used this and does it look like some of the more expensive hand rubbed finishes?
If you want a duller finish, don't remove the epoxy finish. You can dull or matte it by using rottenstone - http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/sto...?p=7781&s=4053
Make a paste with the rottenstone and vegetable oil - some people use linseed oil, but vegetable oil works as well without a big mess. Put the paste on the stock and rub it in using felt pads - http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/sto...spx?p=12713&s=
Rub the paste into the stock with some pressure and wipe it off. If the finish is not dull enough, rub some more. It's a lot easier than stripping and refinishing the stock.
Hog, what's the ratio of vege oil to rottenstone?
And, do you just rub until it looks the way you want?
Have you used this and does it look like some of the more expensive hand rubbed finishes?
hoghunting
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P&R,
You don't have to be exact on the ratio of the mix, just mix it so that it is like toothpaste or just a little thinner. Use the felt pads and rub it in the stock. It removes the sheen from the glossy finish and leaves a matte or satin finish. A buddy stripped his Rem stock and refinished it and it was a lot of work. I read about the rottenstone on a shotgun forum and tried it on my Browning. I was very pleased with the finish and it was not near the amount of work my buddy did.
You don't have to be exact on the ratio of the mix, just mix it so that it is like toothpaste or just a little thinner. Use the felt pads and rub it in the stock. It removes the sheen from the glossy finish and leaves a matte or satin finish. A buddy stripped his Rem stock and refinished it and it was a lot of work. I read about the rottenstone on a shotgun forum and tried it on my Browning. I was very pleased with the finish and it was not near the amount of work my buddy did.
Bill DeShivs
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An easier method is to rub the stock down with 0000 steel wool.
Bill
Bill
I'm hardly a smithy, but I do dabble in refinishing furniture now and again.
The one rifle I did, I removed all of the hardware, rubbed the stock down liberally with fine sandpaper, and applied several coats of tung oil, with a bit of work with 000 steel wool between each coat. It still looked pretty good when I gave it away to a young shooter 30 years later.
I do what I can to take care of my firearms, and always do what I can to welcome a new shooter into the fold. The young man welcomed that old .22, and now he can go out shooting with his dad and "his own gun."
The one rifle I did, I removed all of the hardware, rubbed the stock down liberally with fine sandpaper, and applied several coats of tung oil, with a bit of work with 000 steel wool between each coat. It still looked pretty good when I gave it away to a young shooter 30 years later.
I do what I can to take care of my firearms, and always do what I can to welcome a new shooter into the fold. The young man welcomed that old .22, and now he can go out shooting with his dad and "his own gun."
hoghunting
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P&R,
Whichever method you use, just be sure to rub with the grain and not in a circular pattern.
Whichever method you use, just be sure to rub with the grain and not in a circular pattern.