scotttomo Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I've recently bought a hw77 2nd hand and the stock had been varnished and looked terrible, so i've sanded it down back to the bare wood and it's now lovely and smooth. Bein this is my first time oiling a stock what would you recommend me doin to it next? Sealing it with oil was my first thought but then i thought maybe to get it to it's original colour when new it needed to be stained? Has anyone had experience going through this process? Hope someone can help? Cheers in advance for any replies, regards, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoughton Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) Yes - I have. I used the CCL kit on an old walnut shotgun stock - absolutely brilliant. I bought the kit at a local gunshop - but essentially it is this kit:- CCL Kit The red oil brought out incredible grain in the timber - much, much better than I imagined. The hardest part is the intial preperation removing the old finish without excessive sanding and messing up the shape and wood surface. If you've already done that then you just have the best part of the job left to do! I followed the instructions closely and the finished result is as professional as I could have achieved from a 'proper' job! I was very pleased and wouldn't hesitate to have another go. Also - see the 'pinned' topic in this DIY section on this very topic. Steve Edited June 17, 2009 by shoughton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...showtopic=60285 He does a first class job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshirePurdey Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 nitromors is good at getting the old varnish off without damaging any wood / chequering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxy72 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 I've recently bought a hw77 2nd hand and the stock had been varnished and looked terrible, so i've sanded it down back to the bare wood and it's now lovely and smooth. Bein this is my first time oiling a stock what would you recommend me doin to it next?Sealing it with oil was my first thought but then i thought maybe to get it to it's original colour when new it needed to be stained? Has anyone had experience going through this process? Hope someone can help? Cheers in advance for any replies, regards, Scott buy the ccl or napier kit ... both comes with instruction and both get good results .. uve done the hardest bit and personally i use nitromors rather than sanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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