bad_shot Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Don't know if this is the right place, so feel free to move this post. I've been restoring the wood on a shotgun. It's been stripped, sanded, stained, oiled and waxed and I would say the finish is now very good. As I was staining the wood, I did not want to mask of the chequering and get a colour mis-match. However, the chequering is now largely filled in smooth with wood oil and wax. Any tips for cleaning the chequering out to it's original state? I was going to use white spirit on the chequering only, and then clean it out with a stiff nylon brush, but would be most interested in advice from people who actually know what they're doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 normaly a stiff toothbrush will clean it out, i also use a soft bristled brass brush, pending the amount of **** there is in the chequering. you may want to invest in a few chequering tools, easily purchased from a reputable gunshop over there, mine i buy from Brownells. very easy to use on a pre exisiting stock to clean and resharpen the points, if you fancy your chances at rechequering the stock completley, get a pc of scrap to practice with first. laying out your patern is crucial, box out the area map in a few lines to get the form be prepared to redo it a few times to match the whole area. slow and steady is the key. Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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