Marlin Golden 39A Mountie

grdad45

July 24, 2004 06:00

The Marlin DOM site says mine was made in 1961. Anyone know how many were made? I saw one on GB auction that the seller said was "rare" and that only 500 were made.[img][/img]

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  grdad45

  July 24, 2004 06:00

  OK, I admit I screwed up! About 25 years ago I refinished the stock of my first 22 (1961) with Birchwood Casey tru oil. Put several coats on and it shined like a new penny. My question is, is there ANY way to get the stuff off and get close to the original finish back? I'd appreciate some advice.
  
  
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  Pinhead

  July 24, 2004 06:44

  I guess it depends on what you want. If its a plastic finish then you eill have to take steel wool and take the oil finish back to the wood, or a finish remover will do a quicker job. Then you can poly finish it and then take steel wool to it to knock down the shine. Personally I like oil but if you don't take it down to the wood the first couple of times and then finsh with thins coats of handrubbed finish after that, it will shine. Especially if you allow the finish to build up because your not oooo steel wooling it after it dries between coats. With either poly or oil or tung oil, you need to keep the finish in thin layers and use as little finish as possible--not a thick finish. Also with both you really need to hand rub the stock after it completely dries to a hard finsh with polishing compound like you find in Brownell's catalog just for that purpose(use the course or medium grits to keep the shine down and get a soft glow). It's takes time but the results are worth the extra trouble.

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