Stain the raw wood, then apply your finishes. We use a sanding seal at work and it powders nicely when hit with a fine sand paper, but not so much with a maroon pad (our choice when buffing seal applied over stain) Be careful not to cut through the seal and remove any stain. I know there are a million ways to do a stock. You may benefit from a few coats of that seal on the stain prior to any further sanding. Then lightly sand it for smoothing and apply your clear coats.Vs
Quote from: VillageSniper on January 20, 2015, 09:04:00 PMStain the raw wood, then apply your finishes. We use a sanding seal at work and it powders nicely when hit with a fine sand paper, but not so much with a maroon pad (our choice when buffing seal applied over stain) Be careful not to cut through the seal and remove any stain. I know there are a million ways to do a stock. You may benefit from a few coats of that seal on the stain prior to any further sanding. Then lightly sand it for smoothing and apply your clear coats. So stain then sanding sealer?
Stain the raw wood, then apply your finishes. We use a sanding seal at work and it powders nicely when hit with a fine sand paper, but not so much with a maroon pad (our choice when buffing seal applied over stain) Be careful not to cut through the seal and remove any stain. I know there are a million ways to do a stock. You may benefit from a few coats of that seal on the stain prior to any further sanding. Then lightly sand it for smoothing and apply your clear coats.
The stain is unknown as of now and I will use automotive clear coat as it will not give off the yellow hue that that most wood polyurethanes and clears do. Can you recommend a nice stain that will bring out the grain and not make it all a solid dark color?
Thanks everybody & V.S. I went up to 800 grit & it's as smooth as a baby's @@@ just that it's porous from the factory. No disrespect to the Minwax users but from what I've read people have said to stay away from Minwax and go with a oil based stain. I don't want to put 12 coats of anything down. Can you recommend something that requires 3-4 coats of stain?
Yes you can skip the stain walnut is beautiful all by itself I have a shot gun and 22 rifle that belonged to my Grandfather and refinished the stocks on them just in clear Wet your finger and wipe on the stock it will give you an idea of what the finish will look like also when your done post a pic of your gun Tim