Leather Stained Stock

[Old Boggy]

Now I know that this has been raised and answered before so I must apologise for raising it again but I have been unable to go back through the posts to find it.

 

A pal of mine has just taken delivery of a very nice looking over & under which

is slightly marred aesthetically by the colour of the stock quite a bit darker,

where I assume a slip on leather recoil pad has been used and the dye from the

leather has leeched out into the wood.

I seem to recall that some form of bleaching is required and possibly a total

refinishing of the stock in order to obtain an even finish.

 

Any suggestions to a solution would be greatly appreciated and I thank anyone in

advance of a reply.

 

Many thanks,

 

OB

[ips]

I have had exactly the same thing. I sanded it back with 1200 grit wet and dry using a small amount of stock oil as the wet. It won't be that deep and should come off quite easily.

[Old Boggy]

Many thanks for the reply ips. Sounds like a good solution.

 

OB

[ips]

Your welcome.

Forgot to say if needs be you can use very fine wire wool after the paper this will remove any fine marks or scratches.

[Old Boggy]

Thanks again.

 

Have a good Xmas.

 

OB

[ips]

You too 👍