Kwaka jack Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I bought a very cheap O/U a few months ago but the intention of restoring it as it was a little worse for wear and needed some TLC. Today I made a start on the forend, Removing the old varnish using Nitromors. This is how it started off Nitromos doing it's thing I left it to soak for 30 minutes and then started to remove the old varnish. Going against advice I'd seen I used a scrapper and VERY gently scrapped the old varnish, once majority of it was gone I moved onto using wire wool, First a medium and smooth. I then brought it inside and used a wet towl and the iron to remove and knocks in the wood. Once this was done I rubbed it down using 1200 and 2500 grit sand paper to make it nice and smooth. Tomorrow I'm going to make a start on the stock doing the same process. Any advice welcome Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Interesting project, look forward to seeing end result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwaka jack Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Stock is all rubbed down now, I'll be ordering some oil over the next few days. Any recommendations? Do I need to seal the wood before appling to the new finish? Edited December 28, 2014 by Kwaka jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Stain as needed its best to seal the grain then use oil, best commercial oil seems to be trade secret at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwaka jack Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Stain as needed its best to seal the grain then use oil, best commercial oil seems to be trade secret at the moment. Whats the best seal to use please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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