Stripping Browning poly finish

laxcoach

May 03, 2013 07:44

Does anyone have an easy, quick way?

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  asphalt cowboy

  May 03, 2013 08:02

  It may not be Quick, but Citristrip will remove poly finishes.
  Aircraft stripper will be quick, but it's rather caustic and it will most certainly take the skin right off your hands if you don't take safety precautions. Since I've never tried it on wood I can't say whether it will damage wood. If you go this route, try some on a scrap piece of walnut first.

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  EVILDR235

  May 03, 2013 17:31

  Is the clear coat finish you are talking about ? I have a BL22 with the clear coat finish and would like to strip it off and refinish the wood like most rifles.
  
  EvilDr235

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  TWalker

  May 04, 2013 11:22

  I refinished a Browning lever action that had the high gloss finish. I used a spray-on type of finish remover and it came right off. A few stubborn places required a second coat. I wore long rubber gloves and worked outside. When dry, I steel wooled it good, then applied Linspeed. It looked like a new gun again. I like the Browning factory finish until it gets all scratched up, then it has to go, as I have never found a good way to repair scratches.

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  oneoldsap

  May 05, 2013 05:11

  Permatex or CRC aerosol gasket remover , is the only stuff I've found (at the suggestion of Steve at Brownell's) that takes that glossy Browning Poly off , with no muss or fuss ! Just sprayon enough to cover surface , wait till it bubbles up , and scrape it right off with a razor blade , metal if you're sure handed , plastic if you aren't . It doesn't soak into the wood , and discolor it like most liguid strippers do , nor does it raise the grain ! More than one application is required , as is patience ! Use a stiff toothbrush on the checkering , by the way .

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  Emmett Dunham

  May 05, 2013 13:42

  If the stock is in good condition I would leave it alone and buy an after market and finish it and then when you sell the rifle you will get a better price with the original stock. I have a few Remington rifles whose stocks are shiny and I would loose a lot of value if I refinished them!

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  EVILDR235

  May 05, 2013 13:50

  The metal on mine is excellent,but the stock has some scratches on the finish.I am not worried about it's resale value because it won't be sold until I have gone under.
  
  EvilDr235

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  hillbille

  May 07, 2013 05:55

  I used the citris stripper on mine, it had chipped places in the glossy finish and had turned white around the edges of the chips, water marks. I scraped the stock after applying the stripper with the edge of a putty knife, basically scraped the stripper off after it had set awhile. It did take two coats of stripper on a few places.
  Put a true oil finish back on it, the wood and the grain are better looking in my opinion than the original glossy finish, also it will hold up better to my 8 year old grandson than the original finish.

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  laxcoach

  May 07, 2013 07:17

  Thanks to all.

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