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Unread 08-19-2014, 12:39 PM   #1
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Default Super glue in wood stocks?

I am still getting the oil out of the VH. It is on it 2nd soak in Danatured alcohol after a 2nd soak in acetone. It is getting there, oil doesn't buble out anymore on the car dash, but the color still comes up in the head.

Anyway, a gentlemen the other day mentioned how he uses a super glue wood glue product to put a light coating on the inletting of his wood to give it some protection from potential cracks.

Part of me sees the potential benefit from this, but is this a legitimate thing to do?
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Unread 08-19-2014, 01:15 PM   #2
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This subject will get you very mixed opinions.

If you are just looking to seal the inletting, either use a penetrating sealer or do some glass bedding.
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No, was more just curious to his claim that it protected the stock from cracking.
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my impression is that it is done to seal against oil not to add strength to avoid cracking

I know some muzzleloader builder use it.

it should seal the fibers - as i understand it- fresh wood will soak up a lot of it, until you stop- then the seal is complete since it dries so quick
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Brian,

I have seen many of ya'll talk about glass bedding, but I haven't been able to find any info on how someone would do it on their own gun rather then sending it off?
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Bill: I have done glass bedding on several bolt guns. I have glass bedded one VHE. The VHE pukker factor was 100 times what the bolt guns were. I would not recommend anyone doing this to a double gun without experience. You could wind up with a ruined stock and a receiver full of steel hardened Acraglas. Bob
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I would keep sucking oil from the stock until no more comes out, before I went to step two. What do the experts say about that?
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I am definitely going to get all the oil out 1st. I was just curios after that conversation.
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I've used tri-sodium phosphate to de-oil with great results. The oil pours out of the wood like coffee. And there was no damage to the wood when done.
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I use a lot of superglue wood turning. You can take "splated" wood with worm holes and fill so it won't come apart when turned. Interesting patterns when finished. Wood that crumbles in your hand can be solidified.

However when we apply the superglue we turn down for a fresh finish outside. Gunstocks trying to save original finish it's not a good choice. Seeps through spots you did not expect and impossible to remove.

Recently thought I could get away with it on a Hunter Arms forearm that pulled the screws out. Drilled punky wood out and superglued plug to hold better. Superglue found a very small crack leeched through to the outside. Now it has a ugly drip in the checkering. Only cure is a full refinish and checker.

So it depends on the job. Good stuff in the right spot.

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