im gonna repaint my rifle stock

[speedlamper 0]

im sure there's probably a thread covering this somewhere on the forum but i cant find it,

 

im going to change it from a walnut finish and spray it camo,

 

any tips?

do i need to do anything when i've strippped the old varnish off to seal the wood?

[ChrisJones 7,975]

What gun is it?

 

Painting a walnut stock is up there with pissing in the font, at a church...

[speedlamper 0]

What gun is it?

 

Painting a walnut stock is up there with pissing in the font, at a church...

whats wrong with pissing in a font?

 

i think its walnut anyway, it a hw35, my first rifle,

 

just cant stand the site of varnished wood so its either going to be sprayed camo or matt black,

 

do you think thats a bad idea

[Ricky-N.p.p 0]

What gun is it?

 

Painting a walnut stock is up there with pissing in the font, at a church...

whats wrong with pissing in a font?

 

i think its walnut anyway, it a hw35, my first rifle,

 

just cant stand the site of varnished wood so its either going to be sprayed camo or matt black,

 

do you think thats a bad idea

 

 

you cant stand looking at a walnut stock

sure its walnut ?

 

http://www.alansairrifles.co.uk/images/PRAIRIE-PF18-SW.jpg

[speedlamper 0]

What gun is it?

 

Painting a walnut stock is up there with pissing in the font, at a church...

whats wrong with pissing in a font?

 

i think its walnut anyway, it a hw35, my first rifle,

 

just cant stand the site of varnished wood so its either going to be sprayed camo or matt black,

 

do you think thats a bad idea

 

 

you cant stand looking at a walnut stock

sure its walnut ?

 

http://www.alansairrifles.co.uk/images/PRAIRIE-PF18-SW.jpg

 

dont like any varnished wood,

 

according to the weihrauch site its walnut

 

http://www.weihrauch-sport.de/englisch/e_s...ite/e_index.htm

[bullmastiff 615]

Just rub it down and oil it! I don't think Walnut should of been varnished anyway!!!

[ChrisJones 7,975]

Yeah a nice piece of walnut is art in itself. Maybe pissing in a font was a bad analogy. How about rubbing shit into a Mick Cawston original oil painting?

 

Like everyone has said above, rub it down and oil it with walnut oil. Painting it makes it look shit but it's your gun.

[bill88 6]

If its varnished/laquered,take it to a french polisher or antique restoration place.They'll probably have a dip,that'll strip it back to bare wood,should only cost a fiver at most.Get it home give it a rub with some wire wool,and a wipe with some meths,and leave to dry.Then get a very small amount of danish oil,and work it into the stock.Just keep building coats up.Oiled stocks,hide the knocks better,and are more weather proof.HTH's Bill

[Tyla 3,179]

im sure there's probably a thread covering this somewhere on the forum but i cant find it,

 

im going to change it from a walnut finish and spray it camo,

 

any tips?

do i need to do anything when i've strippped the old varnish off to seal the wood?

 

I dont thinkits that bad an idea if you like it, its your gun at the end of the day. I did mine, turned out ok, just make sure you put on several coats of matt varnish once you've finished spraying.

 

Good luck

[speedlamper 0]

thanks tyla was startin to think it was a bad idea but that looks rather good, i'll post a few pics when im done

[Tyla 3,179]

thanks tyla was startin to think it was a bad idea but that looks rather good, i'll post a few pics when im done

 

Nice one, i look forward to seeing it. Another tip s to cut out shapes in a plastc milk bottle and use them as templates, it breaks up the camo really well. Also always start wth the lghtest colour first and make sure each coat s dry before you start the next. Post some pics when your done.