do i refinish or not
I have a 1913 parker sxs 12g that is in exellant machanical condition. The blueing is not in good shape. light surface rust but no bad pitting. I bought the gun for an investment . Would it be worth more refinished or if kept original?
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Unless refinished by a master restorer like DeGreco "sorry about my spelling" or Turnbull a refinished Parker will be worth LESS then one just properly cleaned. DO NOT use steel wool ETC on it get two items #1 Kroil and #2 Ballistol use the Kroil on the metal only. Wet the metal with kroil let set and then scrub with Burlap bag . do this until when wiped with paper towel the towel comes back with no brown stains. Then treat the Metal and Wood with Ballistol you can take another piece of burlap to scrub the ballistol on the wood nothing rougher. you will be surprised how much better shotgun will look and less likely to rust in storage and use. 0 -
I have to agree with Perry Shooter. Do not fefinish it! Clean carefuly, preserve, shoot, and enjoy it. 0 -
For collector's guns, the answer is always "don't refinish it". Collectors prize ORIGINAL CONDITION above everything else, and refinishing it can only permanently decreases the original condition.
In general, the only time a refinish will increase the value of a gun is if its a "working" type gun (ie a "shooter") with an worn or absent finish. If it doesn't have any collectors value then a gun with a nice looking and/or protective finish will be worth more than one with a beat up non-protective finish.
But even in that sort of case, most of the time it will cost more to have the refinish done than the increase in the gun's value afterwards
It could still make sense to do it for other reasons (protection of the gun, sentimental reasons, pride of ownership, etc) but in short, as a pure financial investment, refinishing guns is usually a money-losing proposition.0 -
Thanks for every ones answeres ,I thought the same thing but thought ide ask others. 0
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