paint job....

[Elmer_Fudd 28]

Hello,

Just standing the ultra stock.... should I varnish or camo it up?

 

Regards all

[Elmer_Fudd 28]

very large response here haha

[StevoSmith 147]

Camo mate....looks the nads lol

[hugo1 31]

varnish looks loads better

[ukhunter 111]

i would Camo it mate

Edited February 3, 2012 by ukhunter

[nangell 50]

i like camo ,you could spray it or dip it , both look good ,

[Elmer_Fudd 28]

wow some feed back haha... my concern is the resale value.....

 

all the best

 

Gareth

[nangell 50]

wow some feed back haha... my concern is the resale value.....

 

all the best

 

Gareth

i think if you do agood job it shouldn't effect the value too much, if at all

[marko 30]

i would not go down the varnish route there are plenty of posts on here regarding stock finishing some top tips just use the search function.

 

heres a few

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/213872-advice-needed-on-stock-refinishing/page__p__2182818__hl__+stripping%20+stock__fromsearch__1#entry2182818

 

and a cracking bit of advice off simon aka pianoman

 

Hot Iron over a wet tea-towel is still the best method for steam-raising dents and dings out of your Beech or Walnut stock. Do it gradually and one at a time. Nitro-Morse is a very effective preparation for cleaning and preparing the surface of a beech or walnut stock, for oil-finishing.

 

Best way to oil a stock I know, is hand rub it .

 

Use the heel and palm of your bare hand to massage the oil into the wood. This causes better friction that warms the grain and opens the pores of the wood to get the oil worked in. There's lots of good stuff like London stock Oil Finish and Nickerson's English Walnut stock Preparation. Never used Tru-Oil before but, it seems to do the job well. There's a bit of preparation work required to get the best results with Tru-Oil, and you can buy a complete stock finishing kit that has all you need, I think.

 

You don't laquer or varnish the oil finish. Building up a gradual oiling by hand leaves a beautiful, natural oil sheen that brings out the full beauty of the wood grain.

 

 

Simon

Edited February 4, 2012 by marko