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08-03-2010, 10:07 PM | #3 | ||||||
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I have some Birchwood-Casey Gun Stock Wax and some reg'lar Johnson's Paste Wax I can try on the buttstock, but I am not too sure what to do with the forend.
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08-03-2010, 10:24 PM | #4 | ||||||
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I would use the Birchwood-Casey on the forend unless you want to try applying an original French polish or shellac finish to the forend. It all depends on how far you want to go. You can do both the stock and the forend alike. Just don't do any harm to it. Stay away from solvents of any kind if you want to retain the remaining original finish.
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08-05-2010, 03:33 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Finish Repair
With a little practice, you can soak a cleaning patch with linseed oil, put the patch around your finger, dip it in orange shellac and rub away the bare spot. Sometimes it is necessary to blend the patch with 0000 steel wool. Clean the stock with mineral spirits before you try to patch with shellac, to remove old grime and wax.
You may occassionally find a Parker stock finished with oil or varnish but 95% plus are shellac, rubbed on with oil ie "french polish" Best, Austin |
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08-05-2010, 09:20 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Sounds interesting, Austin. I wonder if Galazan or Brownell has the shellac. I will check.
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