Will Poon Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I thought I would share this bit of DIY dent removal by steaming them out with an iron , as it's been asked before by a few pw members if it really works , so here's what happened I've been out shooting today and i noticed a few small marks on the grip area of my stock, I must have knocked it somehow on the zip of my gun slip I think So when I got home I put a damp cloth on the area to be steamed out and the put a hot iron on it with a bit of pressure, whilst taking care not to let the cloth dry out too much, as it wasn't a deep dent it only took less than 30 secs to steam out. As you can see by the picture the wood looks slightly lighter in colour from the steaming process and it also felt abit rough as well, so some very fine wire wool was used to get it back smooth as a baby's bum, then a bit of stock oil was rubbed in to bring back the colour and then some wax to top it off. All of this took less than 10 mins, have a go yourself it's not that difficult Hope the pictures are ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JABB Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Fantastic photos. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Thanks JABB I'm not trying to deter people from using stockers but it's worth ago yourself if it's only a small job don't think this process would work on varnished/lacquered wood I'm not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 It will but you need to remove the old finish first ;-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiedenny Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Thanks for sharing Its about time i got around to doing this! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRYAN3 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 On varnish or laquer,you do not always have to remove the finish. Often you just need to ***** the varnish a few times with a needle. At least thats what I did and then rubbed in some oil to the needle holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
station Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Great stuff to share and the photos really add to it. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danoi99 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Cool !........gotta get on with some of this type of tarting up !!! When I have time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Spot on mate. Thanks for sharing Karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 nice one Will..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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