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Stock refinishing thread: BLO vs PTO vs Tung Oil Finish
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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2840136" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>Todd,</p><p></p><p>A majority of the stocks that I have refinished have been completely stripped down to the bare wood. Once you have done so, most (if not all) of the color and all of the patina have been removed. IMHO because of this most refinished milsurp stocks will stick out like a sore thumb if only oil is reapplied. There are definitely some exceptions and walnut tends to be one of them...it usually doesn't require much if any stain. Birch on the other hand tends to scream that it's been refinished if no stain has been used. On most of my projects I try my best to use stains that resemble the color and appearance that a stock would potentially have had after several decades of oil applications that had oxidized. <u>Please note that I only choose to refinish a stock if it is a commercial piece that the finish does not look correct on or if it is an original stock has a major issue (i.e. needs repair, mold, etc). I definitely do not use any varnish or poly finishes on milsurp wood (not counting cheap AK furniture).</u> As an example, the Mossberg 44 US stock above had suffered from water damage and had black mildew stains throughout. In order to get rid of the mildew, the stock had to be bleached which removed any color that the birch had in it. The combination of alcohol based stain and pine tar nearly perfectly replicated the appearance that a 50's-60's era USGI birch stock will have. I'm not sure if it would be easily identifiable as having been refinished.</p><p></p><p>The older I get, the more prone I am to leaving things alone. A very gentle cleaning and PTO oil coats are all that I do to maintain most stocks. Other than the AK stock above that was finished with pine tar and dark PTO, I do not have a single firearm in my collection that wears a refinished stock (both the Garand and Carbine have USGI wood installed and the commercial stocks are spares).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2840136, member: 13284"] Todd, A majority of the stocks that I have refinished have been completely stripped down to the bare wood. Once you have done so, most (if not all) of the color and all of the patina have been removed. IMHO because of this most refinished milsurp stocks will stick out like a sore thumb if only oil is reapplied. There are definitely some exceptions and walnut tends to be one of them...it usually doesn't require much if any stain. Birch on the other hand tends to scream that it's been refinished if no stain has been used. On most of my projects I try my best to use stains that resemble the color and appearance that a stock would potentially have had after several decades of oil applications that had oxidized. [U]Please note that I only choose to refinish a stock if it is a commercial piece that the finish does not look correct on or if it is an original stock has a major issue (i.e. needs repair, mold, etc). I definitely do not use any varnish or poly finishes on milsurp wood (not counting cheap AK furniture).[/U] As an example, the Mossberg 44 US stock above had suffered from water damage and had black mildew stains throughout. In order to get rid of the mildew, the stock had to be bleached which removed any color that the birch had in it. The combination of alcohol based stain and pine tar nearly perfectly replicated the appearance that a 50's-60's era USGI birch stock will have. I'm not sure if it would be easily identifiable as having been refinished. The older I get, the more prone I am to leaving things alone. A very gentle cleaning and PTO oil coats are all that I do to maintain most stocks. Other than the AK stock above that was finished with pine tar and dark PTO, I do not have a single firearm in my collection that wears a refinished stock (both the Garand and Carbine have USGI wood installed and the commercial stocks are spares). [/QUOTE]
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