Stock revamp

[wildfowler.250]

Well one of my guns has a nice stock but a couple of marks on it. If I wanted to touch it up, what would I do?

 

I was going to sand away. Wet cloth/iron and steam any dents out and then re-coat.

 

Any tips for the chequered bit?

 

 

Would greatly appreciate any tips you have

[PhilR]

Sanding isn't a good idea as you'll be taken wood off, perhaps where you don't want to such as where it meets the action or recoil pad. Using 00000 grade wire wool is much less aggressive.

[Rupert]

How do you do the wet towel hot iron method?

Edited February 8, 2012 by Rupert

[wildfowler.250]

Sanding isn't a good idea as you'll be taken wood off, perhaps where you don't want to such as where it meets the action or recoil pad. Using 00000 grade wire wool is much less aggressive.

 

 

Thanks! That's a very helpful tip

 

 

Any general comments are really appreciated as I only have a crude idea of what I am doing.

 

 

Cheers!

[Pointer]

For the wet towel hot iron method, you really need To strip back any varnish to begin with. But simply get a wet tea towel, wring it out and lay it over the wood and then apply the iron a little at a time to raise the wood.

[Shropshire_Lad]

On my cz I used nitromoors to strip the varnish or whatever they use on them, it took a few coats to get it off but it did a good jod, a tooth brush cleaned out the checkering nicely. Any dents can be steamed out with a damp cloth held over the dent and a hot iron placed over it, the steam created will lift the fibres, if not all the way it will lesson them.

 

atvb Paul.

[Shropshire_Lad]

a pic of the stripped and oiled stock, the grain showed a lot more after the oil finish;

 

atvb Paul.

[wildfowler.250]

Thanks very much for the input guys! Very much appreciated!

 

 

Paul, Did you remove the varnish off the checkering as well? I am worried I will take the pattern off along with the varnish Oh and what did you re-coat the gun with? you did a great job!

Edited February 8, 2012 by CZ452

[Shropshire_Lad]

Thanks very much for the input guys! Very much appreciated!

 

 

Paul, Did you remove the varnish off the checkering as well? I am worried I will take the pattern off along with the varnish Oh and what did you re-coat the gun with? you did a great job!

 

Hi, yes I did remove the varnish from the checkering. I brushed the nitromoors well into the checkering, let it bubble up the varnish then brushed it out with a tooth brush, nothing too harsh as you could damage the checkering. On the cz the checkering was quite large and sturdy, not as fine as on a shotgun say. You may have to do this a few times to get it all out. Follow the instructions on the tin and you won't go far wrong, this was my first go. You will need to let the stock dry completely before finishing it and be prepared for the odd sweat spot to appear through the oil finish on a hot summers day, this will stop soon enough. The oil I used was trade secrets rapid oil, but any of the well known ones will keep the weather out and look great. I tried a few from diy stores but they were ****, first sign of rain and wet spots marked the stock, Rapid oil laughs at water.

 

atvb Paul.