Oil Finish Stock

[Autumn Daze]

Dave,What did you use to remove the old finish? I heard that it's pretty tough to get off.

[Autumn Daze]

Beautiful job. The gun looks great!

[Rod N. Gunn]

I used AirCraft Paint Remover and yes, it is a bear to remove. You just have to keep after it and be sure to use gloves, eye protection, etc. It took many many coats and a lot of elbow grease. Thanks Dave, I'm very pleased with it.

[Joe Bernfeld]

Congratulations, Dave. You did a great job and quite quickly! Beautiful piece of wood. Did you need to re-cut the checkering? I'm going to hijack this thread since I logged on just to post a before and after pic of a refinished Repro stock, so people could see what an amazing difference an oil finish does to those guns. I only took the after pic, so it is harder to compare. This is the 28 ga on which I broke the wrist in 1/2 and repaired it. That's actually why I refinished it. Before and after:
Joe

[Autumn Daze]

Dave,Thanks for the info! Thats good to know.

Joe, Outstanding! What a difference the oil finish makes.

[Pittypatdugan]

What type of material did you use after removing the old finish to get such a great look? It looks like a Purdey oil finish.

PDD

[Joe Bernfeld]

Originally Posted by Pat Dugan

What type of material did you use after removing the old finish to get such a great look? It looks like a Purdey oil finish.

PDD

Dean, the upper photo was taken by Westley Richards in Montana where I bought the gun used. It had a typical Parker Repro. very shiny, thick urethane finish, and the figure in the wood was not nearly as easy to see as in the lower pic of the oil refinished stock. I could have stained it to make it darker, but I really liked the result as is.
Pat, I was hoping you were comparing my gun's finish to the Purdey and not Daves ! Seriously, thanks for the compliment. The oil I used is an old family secret that I've used to refinish, or just improve the finish, on at least a dozen guns. Drum roll...Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil ! I really like the stuff.
Joe