Stock Refinish
Hey Everyone,
I purchased a shooter GH 12 gauge courtesy of a member here as my first foray into hobby restoration. So far, I’ve managed to get the stock off without damaging anything and luckily there are no major issues with split stock heads / etc. Anyways, my plan is to put the stock in an acetone bath for 1-2 weeks to get the old oil/grime out of the wood, let it sit and dry out another 1-2 weeks, address some minor cracking with epoxy and a few methods of injection I have researched, then refinish with timberluxe and finally chase the checkering. I will do this for both the butt and forearm.
So a couple of questions I have.
1. What’s the consensus on the stock shield? I am inclined to leave it right where it is for my acetone bath and then very carefully apply finish around it. I’m not sure how to get. New one to stay in place if I pop the current one out.
2. There’s a “2” in the trigger guard area of the stock. Could this be a second stock? I’ve ordered a letter but that seems to be taking a bit. Just speculating in the meantime.
Of course if there’s any comments or suggestions I will take them. Unless, your going to suggest I send it to someone who makes a living at this. That’s not really what I’m trying to accomplish here. I’m just tinkering for fun.
Thank you,
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