Stock care

[William Mitchel]

Originally Posted by Tom Pellegrini

I received a copy from an old thread from, back in 2007 I believe. It was a recipe for the French polish that Parker used on their stocks. It was a mixture of Zinsser Bulls eye Shelac and boiled linseed oil. I will try to find the copy in my "stuff' and pass it on to you.

Tom

Thanks for your effort to find the old recipe for stock refinishing. However, note that the original question was about how to care for the stock so that it would not need refinishing. And to a lesser degree a care method that would not thwart a future refinishing effort. I read in another thread that the author used acetone to cut the grime & old finish before restoring an elderly DHE. Would the wax I'm thinking of defeat that process - ie would acetone cut wax or just turn the whole project into a gooey mess ;-)

Thanks for all the replies, I'll continue to listen!

Mitch