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Posted: 3/1/2012 2:17:27 AM EDT
| What is the best thing to strip the finish off a wood gun stock. thanks |
| Any of the chemical strippers will work, some better that others. Here's a little secret, "Easy Off" oven cleaner will take most finishes right off. Wear gloves, cause any chemical stripper is nasty stuff. After using the stripper, rinse the entire stock in warm water, I know it doesn't sound good for the wood, but you have to nuetralize the chemicals. |
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Quoted: Any of the chemical strippers will work, some better that others. Here's a little secret, "Easy Off" oven cleaner will take most finishes right off. Wear gloves, cause any chemical stripper is nasty stuff. After using the stripper, rinse the entire stock in warm water, I know it doesn't sound good for the wood, but you have to nuetralize the chemicals. I am sorry, but none of that is good for the wood. Water, soaps (including easyoff) and dishwashers should not be used with wood, especially if the stock is worth something. We need some more info from the Op. |
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Quoted: Everybody is entitled to thier opinion, "Easy-Off" is not a "Soap" but rather a caustic lye product, which is what most chemical strippers are made from. And as for water being an evil thing, never to come near wood, we all know what is inside the cells of a tree right? Since the OP didn't state what the stock is for I'm going to assume that it is for an old beat up sporter. If that's the case, this is what I would do.Quoted: Any of the chemical strippers will work, some better that others. Here's a little secret, "Easy Off" oven cleaner will take most finishes right off. Wear gloves, cause any chemical stripper is nasty stuff. After using the stripper, rinse the entire stock in warm water, I know it doesn't sound good for the wood, but you have to nuetralize the chemicals. I am sorry, but none of that is good for the wood. Water, soaps (including easyoff) and dishwashers should not be used with wood, especially if the stock is worth something. We need some more info from the Op. Step 1. Remove as much of the exsisting finish with a chemical stripper. Step 2. Rinse the stock completely with clean water. Step 3. Set the stock aside in a "dry" place for a least a week. When I say dry, I don't mean right next to a wood stove, or down in the swampy basement. This will give the wood time to for it's moisture content to normalize. The same reason Hardwood flooring is allowed to sit in the environment that it will be installed in for a week or so. Step 4. Lighty sand the stock with 220 grit sandpaper to remove any fuzz and / or remaining finish. Step 5. To stain or not to stain, personally I don't like stain, but some do, your choice. A better solution is analine dyes, they look so much better. IMHO. Step 6. Seal the wood with your preffered finish, Oil (Tung, Linseed, Danish) Polyurethane, Lacquer, Shellac, or even just a quality paste wax. This is what "I" would do, but there are as many ways to skin a cat, as there are cats. The stock below is an unissued USGI peice that was covered in mold and grime, I used the above method with no ill effects. As always YMMV, but I have used this proccess for 35 years, and it works for me.  |
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