Yea Barry i ended up putting the stock in a sauna room. And left a small baseboard heater on. Gets it to dry in 11-12hrs. Yea it gets a nice chill here in the bay. Im on ocean level and my shops on the ground floor. Yea i ended up picky up the 3M finishing pad. That last coat number 5 looked pretty good with that. I could see between those other coats each coat wasn't getting out the hairline scraps form the steel wool. I was using the low gloss. But it gave a feel of eggshell finish. Kinda like smooth but chalky feel to it?? You know it aint flat, but it ain't semi gloss feel. So i ended up getting the High Gloss and that last coat looks greeeeattt. Off topic but still about stocks and refinishing them. Has anyone done a refinish on the newer 39x's the American Hardwood stock? I can see i have nice markings, but covered in that dark stain. Pic is coat 3
"...that catch-all " American hardwood."Think I read somewhere that it was sycamore.
Ok im still sanding. So got another day or 2 to decide which route i take. Here is the 7th and final coat of the 312 stock. I wish i didnt send the forearm off to Mac1.