Refinishing 397

[tennx]

Ok so its determined that my 94 is not vintage but will ask here any way...need to tackle a refinish job on this gun...could someone direct me to the least challenging way to do it,not interested in shiny...can I sand it bare and rub some walnut on it....thanks

Pic here..

http://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=103715.0

[bbv13]

Most of the time I use a fine steel wool to clean but not remove the existing finish. Then I'll decide if it's needs more stain if so I'll rub it in and touch it up with steel wool until I'm satisfied. After it drys I'll rub in several coats of clear poly to seal it.

Bryan

[TooJung2Die]

Ok so its determined that my 94 is not vintage but will ask here any way...need to tackle a refinish job on this gun...could someone direct me to the least challenging way to do it,not interested in shiny...can I sand it bare and rub some walnut on it....thanks

That has to be Walnut. Beautifully figured too. I would not use any stain on it. The natural color of walnut is what stain is trying to achieve. I would sand off the old finish and apply new finish. That's it. My preferred fool proof gunstock finish has always been Tru-Oil. It's fast and you can get egg-shell satin or high gloss from the same bottle depending on how you treat the last coat. Here's my '76 Sheridan finished as I described.

By the way, I swapped forearms on this with another Sheridan for a better grain match.

Jon

[tennx]

Ok so its determined that my 94 is not vintage but will ask here any way...need to tackle a refinish job on this gun...could someone direct me to the least challenging way to do it,not interested in shiny...can I sand it bare and rub some walnut on it....thanks

That has to be Walnut. Beautifully figured too. I would not use any stain on it. The natural color of walnut is what stain is trying to achieve. I would sand off the old finish and apply new finish. That's it. My preferred fool proof gunstock finish has always been Tru-Oil. It's fast and you can get egg-shell satin or high gloss from the same bottle depending on how you treat the last coat. Here's my '76 Sheridan finished as I described.

By the way, I swapped forearms on this with another Sheridan for a better grain match.

Jon

Love the finish on your gun, I could live with that...how in the world can I get the forearm to come close to matching the stock...the stock is near mint, would love to leave it alone ....the roll pin holes in the fore arm are chipped , I guess from repair...wish I could find a better matching forearm to sand...thanks