Stripping And Oiling A Stock - Questions

[dangerousdan 16]

Hi all.

 

My tx200 beech stock has some dings in it, mostly at the butt end. The laquer finish has lost its shine on some of the high wear areas of the stock.

 

Ive been reading up on stripping and oiling.

 

If I strip the laquer off, will the colour of the stock underneith be different or change? What will oiling do to the colour; and the surface finish of oil, is it gloss or matt, smooth or wood grain feel?

 

Thanks.

[porkycrook 466]

Dan the stripping of the stock you will need Nitromors, put this on as the tin says. You will then need to neutralize the acid with water, this will do a couple of things first neutralize the acid and it will also raise then grain of the wood. You will need to decide on what colour you want the stock to be. Although the wood is beech you can stain it what ever colour you want. Well before you decide on a colour you will have to do use sandpaper to knock back the grain, then you have to seal the stock you have to do this so that the stain will take evenly. Now stain and then oil the more you oil the deeper the finish becomes and the better it will look.

[andy97 209]

you can colour it whatever you want with whatever oil mate it will be a mat after you take the laquer off but tbh I prefere the matt finish

[dangerousdan 16]

So will the stock underneith the existing laquer already be stained or is it the laquer giving it its current colour?

 

Im concerned that staining the wood would be irreversible?

 

Without the laquer does this make it more susceptable to knocks?

 

Does the oil have a colour? If I didnt stain would the natural beech colour look crap?

[j j m 6,539]

i go for a matt finish

[dangerousdan 16]

Does anyone have any photos of a stock left as natural beech vs one stained either walnut or darker?

 

Does anyone have any photots of stocks lacquered vs oil finish?

 

Ive never done this before I just want to be sure on the finish I want before I start.

 

Will staining the stock differently from its factory finish devalue the gun if I ever sell it on?

 

Thanks

[tomburras 2,730]

Personally I would stain and go for a tru-oil finnish. staining is to individual taste but stocks are normally verry light without staining. Id use tru oil as you can make the finnish how you want as in matt or gloss and its easy to strip if you want to do it again. Some guns iv had iv redone the stocks every year to keep them looking tidy.

[dangerousdan 16]

Is it likely that the existing stock is already stained under the lacquer? I ask because its certainly not light in colour. I'm assuming the lacquer used by air arms would be clear?

[tomburras 2,730]

Yes whenever iv refinnished my stocks they have a slight bit of stain left after nitromosing but this is gone once your dent steaming and sanding is done so iv allways had to stain again. Large diy stores usually have a good selection. You can test your stain on the bit of stock under the recoil pad or simelar scrap wood to check your happy with it. Once the tru-oil goes on the stock darkens a bit more. If you smear a drop of water on your stained stock you get a good idea what it will look like once the tru-oil goes on. It certainly makes the grain stand out nicely.

 

Every stock iv done so far would be much too light without some stain first.

Edited November 12, 2013 by tomburras

[dangerousdan 16]

I was under the impression that once applied stain couldn't be removed as it soaks into the wood.

 

What stain colours would normally look good on a beech stock? I guess the usual walnut would be the most common but how dark should I go with it? Is there a way to tell how it would come out by looking at my original stock? Here's the butt end, hard to get a good picture.

 

[murkey 0]

Just restored my mk2 tx beech stock, stripped with paint stripper, gentle sand down, stained with a gel stain so it dosnt soak into the end grain as other stains do, then finished off with several very thin coats of Danish oil, looks awesome..

[dangerousdan 16]

Just restored my mk2 tx beech stock, stripped with paint stripper, gentle sand down, stained with a gel stain so it dosnt soak into the end grain as other stains do, then finished off with several very thin coats of Danish oil, looks awesome..

 

Well you can't say that and not post a photo mate!!!

[murkey 0]

 

Just restored my mk2 tx beech stock, stripped with paint stripper, gentle sand down, stained with a gel stain so it dosnt soak into the end grain as other stains do, then finished off with several very thin coats of Danish oil, looks awesome..

 

Well you can't say that and not post a photo mate!!!

 

 

To be honest the main picture the stain looks a bit varied but in the wood it is a lot more even and natural, I paid £120 for it and it was a bit rough in places but now shoots wonderful and looks a lot better...

 

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Finished

 

[Craig Fosse 286]

That looks pretty damn nice mate nice going

[porkycrook 466]

Nowt wrong with that Murkey.