Stock Finish Help

GuvamintCheese

December 05, 2011 03:29

I have a remington 541-s with a shiney (laquer?) finish. It has a gouge right in the center of an otherwise perfect stock that I have filled,sanded even and matched the color.

Is there any way to match the shiney finish coat without stripping the entire stock? All help appreciated.

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  mrbruce

  December 05, 2011 03:57

  Tape off the area around the gouge, and keep spraying lacquer, and sanding between coats over the gouge till it's level, and then polish it all till it matches...

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  nmyers

  December 05, 2011 04:02

  Most of the shiny finishes applied by Bubba were shellac, available in hardward stores. The only good thing about shellac is that a dab on a rag will generally match, as long as it hasn't darkened from age.
  
  After going to all the trouble of filling a dent, my choice would be to strip the old finish with furniture stripper, & apply a few coat of tung oil. That would be close to the original finish of your rifle.
  
  Neal

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  GuvamintCheese

  December 05, 2011 04:08

  quote:Originally posted by mrbruce
  Tape off the area around the gouge, and keep spraying lacquer, and sanding between coats over the gouge till it's level, and then polish it all till it matches...
  I have only worked with oil finishes. Is the polishing the same? What do you use to polish it? And will this polishing scratch the surrounding area?
  
  refinishing the entire stock is not an option!

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  asphalt cowboy

  December 05, 2011 04:37

  Before you apply anything you had best determine if it is indeed lacquer. Lacquer applied over or up against oil, shellac, most varnishes and some poly's will leave a gawdawful mess.
  
  As for the polish, I would use stock rubbing compounds and felt pads. Use progressively finer grits until you get a match to the surrounding area.

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  62fuelie

  December 05, 2011 08:27

  Many of the stocks with the very shiny finish are a DuPont finish that is applied by an electrostatic process that can't be readily duplicated at home. Using a polyurethane varnish as mrbruce recommended and then polishing down finishing with a fine rubbing compound like you would use on an automobile finish should match pretty well, especially since you can feather the finishes together as you polish. Test for compatability of finishes by dabbing a little of the new finish material on an area of the old finish that is covered (butt plate or similar) to be sure it doesn't bubble.

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  thorhammer

  December 05, 2011 08:43

  Usually the shiny coat is polyurethane. If it's a factory finish, than would be a tru-oil, or a tung oil finish.
  
  I would use a gloss poly with a fine artist brush and lighty touch up the damaged area. Use a tung oil if it's a factory finish.
  
  let dry and if you need to blend it to the rest of the coat, sand with 600 wet/dry sandpaper..on a block, just the surrounding area, than dampen a cloth with the finish you used, not saturate it, than rub over the sanded area and and it should blend in.
  
  good luck, Thor

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  Dokey

  December 06, 2011 04:14

  Try using clear nail polish, just lay the stock flat and apply several coats letting the polish level out in the ding. When the polish is slighty higher than the surrounding area sand it with 2000 grit wet/dry paper then polish it with Nevr-Dull wadding. Works like a champ on high gloss finishes

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