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I NEED HELP...... stock refinish

jdcrgc
ok i have a browning bar made in the 60's that needs the wood to be refinished, it had some deep scratches in it. Could anyone tell me the best wood refinish to use to get the original shine back
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  • makindu
    Check out this other GB thread.
    http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=156637
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  • GuvamintCheese
    Have you ever refinished a stock before? I would stick with a linseed or tung based refinishing compound like lin speed or even linseed oil (boiled). it is very forgiving and gives a wonderful hand rubbed finish that is in the wood and not on the wood.
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  • oldgunner
    Just to let you know, if this is one of the high gloss modern Browning type finishes, you will never recreate it. Don't bother to try. Just strip it all off, sand the stock down nice and smooth, then use Tru oil, Tung oil, etc and follow the instructions to get a nice finish. It won't be like the original, but it WILL be nice.

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  • GaBob
    Oldgunner has it right. I personally prefer tung oil

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  • Wehrmacht_45
    Yeah any tung oil finish would be better than linseed for a glossier finish. Linseed Oil is better for old Military or sporting guns where you want a nice soft sheen. I have used some tung oil finishes before on Browning A5's and I think it actually looks nicer. Tung oil unlike the epoxy gloss finish Browning uses can really bring out the grain in the wood. I Did my fathers A5 which had the high gloss on it and we both think it looks better now as after using tung oil it has a tiger stripe pattern in it that really looks top notch. It looks more like a high grade than a field grade. My only advice is to watch it with some finishes as it can clog up your checkering so if you go with any finish that isnt pure oil(Tung or Linseed) you may have to go over the checkering with a checkering tool to get it unclogged.
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  • gotstolefrom
    You have gotten good feedback....you can't 'repair' the high gloss that is original on the furniture. If it is damaged that bad, get to bare wood and put a hand rub finish on it. At least half a dozen 'coats' or 'rubs'. Like the man said, linseed is OK for military stuff (it never really 'dries', it just quits soaking in). I prefer 'Watco', a hand-rub product that gives you that 'deep in the wood finish'. It is not a unique product formula, but like others, the main ingredients are time, patience, and lots of re-rubbing.

    (Sand or strip original damaged finish off. Sand with finer papers until you get to 600 grit or so. Then 0000 steel wool, the rub finish, wool, rub finish, wool, rub, wool, rub, wool....ENJOY !)
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