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Refinishing Bruno 98/22 ... suggestions?

zipperzap
Well, I haven't tackled a refinishing job on a stock for
more than a couple of decades.

This one isn't a collector's item so you purists out there
can just keep your criticisms on hold.

Still has remnants of cosmoline in the wood - slight but there,
nonetheless. Also has a little rust on the barrel under the wood
but still needs to be taken care of while I'm at it.

Any tried and true techniques or site that have some good tips?
(Already been to Surplus Guns.com) - they had some great ideas

Just curious to see what's here for suggestions.

Thanks!
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  • Frogbert
    Use mineral spirits to remove the cosmo and after it dries, sand with two or three progressively finer grades of sandpaper and rub it down with Watco Danish Natural or Light Walnut Oil according to the directions on the back of the can. ($7.50 @ quart at Lowes) Can't go wrong. I'm talking about the stock here, of course.

    Depending on how much rust you have, you can shine it off with fine steel wool and touch up with cold blue.

    Here's a link where I go into detail about the Watco finish:

    http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=169150

    Frog.

    RiBBButt...You can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd, but you can be happy if you've a mind to. -Roger Miller
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  • Wehrmacht_45
    Lin-speed oil works well and so does Boiled Linseed Oil. Mineral Spirits does kill the cosmo. I have a 98/22 that was pretty bad that I refinished and I ended up using tung oil because I like shiny finish. All depneds if you want it to look original(linseed oil) or shiny(tung Oil, Linspeed)
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    I LIKE LAQUER THINNER BETTER THAN MINERAL SPIRITS, REMOVES ANY OLD STOCK FINISH, REMOVES SOAKED IN GREASE, DRIES MUCH FASTER.
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  • texas-shooter
    I always remove the metal from the stock first, spray the wood with EZ-off oven cleaner and let it sit 5 minutes. They spray it off with hot water while scrubing with fine steel wool (be sure to wear rubber gloves-ez-off works on skin too). This also gets rid of many of the smaller dents. When it drys it is down to bare wood and ready for the sandpaper or heavy steaming to remove larger dents.

    Texas-Shooter
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  • Wehrmacht_45
    I tried the easy off method once and got gray wood from it. Never used it again. I have had good luck with the Klean Strip brand aerosal wood stripper syou can get at Wal Mart. Even takes off teh heavy epoxy finishes used since the 80's. Its 4bucks a can but I can do 2 stock sets with 1 can and it wont hurt the wood. Takes the grease out quite well also.
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