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<blockquote data-quote="Honeybee" data-source="post: 1113443" data-attributes="member: 3655"><p>That stock had a lot of oil, grease and the debris that it will hold filling up and oozing out of the wood pores. </p><p> </p><p>The first thing I did was to clean the wood in VM&P Naptha, and then again with Lacquer thinner. Important that it is done in that order.</p><p> </p><p>Next I steamed out some of the unsightly dents. This stock had seen battle and it would not have been right to make it smooth or try to take away the character of the wood, just clean it up some.</p><p> </p><p>I used a pigmented stain to enhance the beauty of the wood without making it to dark to see the grain.</p><p> </p><p>The final coating was a penetrating oil with a varnish base dryer, first 3 coats were brushed on and allowed to soak in, then after a light sanding which removes airborn dust and fills the pores with a mixture of wood dust and oil varnish, then I hand rubbed the next 3 or 4 coats which contained more varnish base than oil. </p><p> </p><p>I do not remember if this one got the wax job but my next step is usually to apply a polishing wax with steel wool and then buff it up with a cotton or flanel cloth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Honeybee, post: 1113443, member: 3655"] That stock had a lot of oil, grease and the debris that it will hold filling up and oozing out of the wood pores. The first thing I did was to clean the wood in VM&P Naptha, and then again with Lacquer thinner. Important that it is done in that order. Next I steamed out some of the unsightly dents. This stock had seen battle and it would not have been right to make it smooth or try to take away the character of the wood, just clean it up some. I used a pigmented stain to enhance the beauty of the wood without making it to dark to see the grain. The final coating was a penetrating oil with a varnish base dryer, first 3 coats were brushed on and allowed to soak in, then after a light sanding which removes airborn dust and fills the pores with a mixture of wood dust and oil varnish, then I hand rubbed the next 3 or 4 coats which contained more varnish base than oil. I do not remember if this one got the wax job but my next step is usually to apply a polishing wax with steel wool and then buff it up with a cotton or flanel cloth. [/QUOTE]
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