New to the Parker World ... Seeking experienced answers on a repeated thread avenue .

[Dean Romig]

Bobby - Are you asking how these parts should be refinished or are you asking how they were originally finished or are you asking what the consensus is of the condition of the existing finish??





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[Bobby Turner]

Need to know what was the original finish for each part ...

Guy is wanting to go back with original ... have a place to do the Charcoal CCH and the Browning ...

He is is also considering sanding off the original checkering and replacing with exact replica ( have a lady with 35 years experience in the industry that does that for me when I need such - she is wonderful) ... some of the checkering is basically gone and there is quite a bit of damage inside the checkering panels ...

Not trying to back to a classic and exact restore ... Dad's and Granddad's old gun ... he is just wanting to get it back to "an original look" ... $$$$ value being affected is not a concern here ...

Apologies to the Purist out there who see this as sacrilege ...

Appreciate your note back on clarification ...

[Bobby Turner]

In the process of prepping the metal ... taking out any dents, donks, dinks and scratches possible.

The Butt Stock has been stripped and all of the flaws repaired. Had 3 different breaks and cracks that needed attention. With that done it is ready for the final sanding and prep after the replacement of the Butt Pad ... the semi accurate replacement generic butt pads are not quite a perfect fit - gonna be some challenges there ...

This is gonna be a fun ride ...

[Bobby Turner]

Just a "Thank You" to everyone that chimed in ...

The checkering was so worn (no relief at all in a large %) and so damaged inside the panels the owner made the decision to refinish the wood and have the checkering redone ... so that process has been started - wood has been stripped - repaired - checkering removed (this is always such a fun chore • remove the checkering and stain damage it has caused • remove as little wood as possible • keep the proper line and flow of the surface • and prepare as pristine a surface as you can for the new checkering to be applied) - one app of finish applied and the furniture has been shipped off to a professional with over 35 years experience to do the work.

The barrels were pretty beat up with a multitude of scratches, dents and pitting. All of this damage that could be mitigated was repaired and the barrels prepped and polished to be refinished ... barrels will be going out to be redone by a professional shop.

The other metal had it's problems also with damage and pitting ... one of which was the damage done to the screws ... Owner was adamant about keeping the originals if they could be made to work ... nothing wrong with them functionally - just kinda butt ugly. An attempt to repair all of the damage that could be repaired to the rest of the metal parts without disturbing or obliterating the engraving was done ... These parts - short the Trigger Guard and the specific screws for it - will be going out for CCH ... charcoal process ...

So now we are in a waiting mode for everything to come back ... most likely going to be in the 5 - 7 month range ...

This restoration is a purists nightmare I am sure - but this is what the owner wants to do ... he was made aware of all his options ... so it ends up this Redneck Restorer is going see what we can do for him in the long run ...

Again thanks to all - you were a big help ...