stain removal
hi all, i have this old marlin 30-30 that i have been trying to remove the stain from the wood. i've tried eveything short of kryponite and it does not budge. the wood could have easily been made from a pallet. it's definitly not english walnut. any help would be appriciated. as always, thanks in advance.
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The stain or the finish ? 0 -
Not a lot of info to go on...
If you are totally removing the finish and the stain. 1st remove all the wood from the gun. That way the metal parts wont get damaged. Birchwoods makes some nice refinishing kits.
The last one I did. Used a striping agent and removed it quickly with steel wool and alcohol. Lightly sanded out any scratches. Then refinished.
Good as new!0 -
the varnish came off fair easy, its the brownish stain that is inpregnated into the wood 0 -
Brownells whiting agent . It'll suck that old oil out . 0 -
Therein lies the beauty of the whiting agent . IT DOESN'T RAISE THE GRAIN and you have some control over how much you lighten the wood as it takes several applications . If you are in a big hurry and don't care what it looks like afterwards , go ahead and use bleach ! 0 -
Try using Oxyalic acid, it comes in crystal form, mixes with water and is used for bleaching wood. works very fast. One of the name brands I use is Rainbow and can be found in most paint stores for about $5 and works like a charm 0 -
vdms55,
I have used carburetor cleaner to remove old "varnish" from a couple of gunstocks. The side effect is that, sometimes, the this will lighten the color of the stain. Acetone should do the same thing.
I believe that whiting is, essentially, chalk. If you have access to a lot of white-colored chalk, then you can try using crushed, powdered chalk, instead of whiting. My recollection is that you need to mix the whiting with a solvent, like carburetor cleaner, and it takes awhile to draw out any oil that is in the wood. So, you can try carburetor cleaner, or acetone, first, then, look for whiting, if you still need it.
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oneoldsap, I stand by what I wrote.
From Brownells:
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1133/Product/OLD_FASHIONED_WHITING
"Quickly Draws Excess Oil Out Of Gun Stocks
Simple "paint-it-on, brush-it-off" process literally draws soaked-in grease and oils out of any oil-finished or oil-soaked gun stock. Especially useful on military stocks. Same method as described in the traditional gunsmithing books and just as effective now as then. Just make a thin paste of Whiting and methanol or TCE, acetone, or toluene and paint it onto the stock, then brush if off after it dries and darkens with oil. Warming gently speeds process. Repeat if needed; raise dents, sand and finish as usual."0 -
Negative Big Loop , Brownells mixes with water . Goes on as a white paste and brushes off brown after drying . It's not chalk ! 0 -
Internet search says whiting is calcium carbonate, a salt found in nature as chalk. 0
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