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Winchester 101 stock refinishing


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Does anyone have any experience removing the factory finish on 101 stocks? I am thinking about using the yellow tin nitromors but not really sure if it'll be man enough - depending on what the finish actually is.

 

The stock has a varnished/laquered gloss finish, and the timber is light brown in colour.

 

The end goal will be a matte oil finish, and a darker tone of brown. It may or may not reveal a nicer pattern in the grain, but it will be an improvement on the original I'm sure. But... I need to work out how to remove the current finish first.

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It will come off with nitromors but the new stuff is rubbish compared to the original. It is quicker and less messy to scrape it off with back of an old hacksaw blade, just run the blade flat across a bench grinder to sharpen the edge of the blade, you can bend it to fit the curve of the stock. You'll have to use stripper on the chequering though.

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Soak / soften the finish with thinners before scraping, makes it loads easier, or nitromorse for about 3 hours realise its no good, then thinners

 

I use a proper scraper card, cabinet scraper, or even an old carving knife, just be careful to not cut the wood, with an accidental over exuberant stroke...

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Ask Demonwolf444 about refinishing your stock BEFORE doing anything else-I seem to spend most of my time whilst out shooting simply admiring the woodwork on my guns that the man has breathed on-but be quick cos he's going to be taking a break from it pretty soon due to other commitments ( i.e. shooting :yes: )

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