aubs Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hi I have a beretta with a walnut stock with an oil finish.The forend is darker than the stock and has a small crack in it so I'm going to repair it and re-finish it.What's the best method to remove the oil finish ,what's the best chemical to use to do this. Thanks for any help Aubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I've did several revamps for my own and some friends guns, I've always used Nitromorse gel in the green tin, you'll need the big tin at around £12 to do the job right, you really need to go by Exactly what it says on the tin should you have to use a stop watch, it's all to easy to be impatient and now wait for it to do it's job but if you leave it on long enough it will stip it clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet 6 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Paint stripper is no good for removing an oil finish. The few I have done were stripped with a solvent, thinners will do. But best results came from a series of quick dips in a hot vapour degreasing tank. If you have a friendly local engineering firm they should have one. Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubs Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks P (squigley thing can't find it on my computer)MX but i think your remedy is to remove a polished/laquared/.how do you spell lackered/ finish.... My stock is oil finished....Thanks for the quick reply... Would a normal degreaser do the job or does it have to be specific to wood .ie we use one at work to degrease the floors....I've seen some American videos on the procedure of stripping down the wood but they come out with a load of mumbo jumbo on chemicals and stuff.... Thanks Hornet you gave me a great idea. . . Thanks Aubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 It would have to be solvent based to remove the oil but it will also take the resins out of the wood fibers so go carefully. When you wet it to raise the grain after sanding and heat it it up oil comes to the surface then and you can wipe it away this is the method I used as advised by the ever helpfull gentleman Sage 100. You won't get all the oil out but most of it then you can refinish to your choice. ATB figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've removed oil from stocks before by ironing pads of kitchen paper against them. The heat draws out the oil and the kitchen paper soaks it up. It can be fiddly in places and you need to be careful not to scorch the wood but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubs Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Thaks again for the quick replies Cheers Aubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've used an oil and French polish removing solution from bnq before worked ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david hunter Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 pure alchohol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/150698-1st-attempt-home-stock-refinish/page__p__1283540__fromsearch__1#entry1283540 Thats the step to step of what I did to my Beretta. Hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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