johnbaz Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hi all I had a couple of weeks refinishing a pair of Daystate Airwolf stocks for a chap, he bought a kit and had a go himself but the oil wouldn't dry and stayed very tacky all the time Anyhow, he'd seen pics of my stocks on Flickr that I had redone and messaged me, he offered me a BSA Superstar and ASI 4-12x56 superscope to undertake the job... I couldn't wait to start!! These are the sticky stox The tacky oil came away easily with nitromors, strangely the stocks went quite a bit darker in colour which was good as the owner wanted them darker anyhow.. the Nitromors wouldn't remove whatever the coating was that Daystate applied so complete sanding was required Two coats of grain sealer.. Around eight or ten coats of oil later (I lost count actually ) I emailed pics all the way through the job and the owner was getting mighty worried up until the grain sealer was applied By the end he was over the moon with the job!! My 'prize' for the job!! In fact the chap was so overjoyed with the outcome that he suprised me with a 'Bonus'!!!! Well, As it turns out, i'm over the moon now as I was hoping to buy a decent Scorpion to add to the collection of two BSA Magnum 240's and around a dozen or so Webley overlever pistols B) Thanks for looking in, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Great pics John and a great result! atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_jay Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) Lovely work mate Edited December 2, 2011 by fat_jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 1st class work, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_haganizer Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Quality work mate! I was starting on my own stock 18months ago, but then I swapped the gun for fishing tackle and haven't looked at it since :unsure: Robo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosibod Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Hi all I had a couple of weeks refinishing a pair of Daystate Airwolf stocks for a chap, he bought a kit and had a go himself but the oil wouldn't dry and stayed very tacky all the time Anyhow, he'd seen pics of my stocks on Flickr that I had redone and messaged me, he offered me a BSA Superstar and ASI 4-12x56 superscope to undertake the job... I couldn't wait to start!! These are the sticky stox The tacky oil came away easily with nitromors, strangely the stocks went quite a bit darker in colour which was good as the owner wanted them darker anyhow.. the Nitromors wouldn't remove whatever the coating was that Daystate applied so complete sanding was required Two coats of grain sealer.. Around eight or ten coats of oil later (I lost count actually ) I emailed pics all the way through the job and the owner was getting mighty worried up until the grain sealer was applied By the end he was over the moon with the job!! My 'prize' for the job!! In fact the chap was so overjoyed with the outcome that he suprised me with a 'Bonus'!!!! Well, As it turns out, i'm over the moon now as I was hoping to buy a decent Scorpion to add to the collection of two BSA Magnum 240's and around a dozen or so Webley overlever pistols B) Thanks for looking in, John Hi, How do you get that shine on the stocks Thanks Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Hi, How do you get that shine on the stocks Thanks Brian Hello Brian It comes with rubbing the oil into the stock.. The chap bought a kit and had a go himself but he just painted it on, you have to apply a bit of oil and rub hard with your hand until it actually gets hot, this sets the curing of the oil off, if you don't then it stays tacky for years Cheers, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSki Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 (edited) Hello Brian It comes with rubbing the oil into the stock.. The chap bought a kit and had a go himself but he just painted it on, you have to apply a bit of oil and rub hard with your hand until it actually gets hot, this sets the curing of the oil off, if you don't then it stays tacky for years Cheers, John Blimey, that's a cracking job, well done. Was that English Walnut or CCL oil? Edited December 9, 2011 by BobSki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Blimey, that's a cracking job, well done. Was that English Walnut or CCL oil? It's actually blended vegetable oils, the oil is actually blended by a chap Called welsh willie, his website is called Woodfield Gun Care Products Will is a smashing bloke and is very helpful I've actually got to order some more oil and some polish, the polish is fantastic stuff B) The full stock oiling kit is very reasonable and is easier to use than any of the other oils that i've tried Cheers, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Webber Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 It's actually blended vegetable oils, the oil is actually blended by a chap Called welsh willie, his website is called Woodfield Gun Care Products Will is a smashing bloke and is very helpful I've actually got to order some more oil and some polish, the polish is fantastic stuff B) The full stock oiling kit is very reasonable and is easier to use than any of the other oils that i've tried Cheers, John very nice .....i have a beech stock fitted to my Hw77 would this preperation as regards sealing and oil be beneficial to it Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 very nice .....i have a beech stock fitted to my Hw77 would this preperation as regards sealing and oil be beneficial to it Dave Hi Dave If your stock is looking a bit 'tired' then it would be a good option.. The kit comes with water based dark walnut stain, the benefit of the water based stain is that the endgrain doesn't go almost black and the rest of the stock stay lighter in colour, also, it can be watered down for a lighter shade... I've used the stain on a few stocks now but have used it at full strength for a really dark finish, I firstly used it on my Original mod45 that was a horrible factory finish yellow colour (just a single coat) with no grain showing at all, here's a couple of pics of it.. A friend then wanted his Investarm shottie doing similar but very dark rather than like my Original... Investarm 410.. Another mate (strangely- both are called Jim ) had a 20g Investarm and wanted his doing when he saw the 410 one!! Beech can be a bit boring without a bit of colour, I think the darker finish suits it more Cheers, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Webber Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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