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1949 Stevens 87A rejuvenated
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<blockquote data-quote="Catt57" data-source="post: 2733541" data-attributes="member: 34578"><p>While my 1949 Stevens 87A didn't look all that bad I did want to restore it to it's former glory and restore the protective finish on the stock.</p><p>A previous owner from ages ago had refinished it and removed most of the black tip from the fore end. My primary goal was to reapply the black tip and in general clean up the look of the finish without removing any of the aged yellow color. </p><p></p><p>I lightly took steel wool to it to smooth out the existing finish and provide a good surface for a new coat to stick to. I taped and repainted the black tip on the fore end and then applied 2 fresh layers of tung oil varnish to the entire stock to complete the rejuvenation. Lightly buffed with a t-shirt and she has a nice shine again.</p><p></p><p>I think the results from this little bit of TLC did wonders to how it looks and restored it's original character.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Before </p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i.imgur.com_w8EsLwy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>After </p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i.imgur.com_NIAn4FA.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catt57, post: 2733541, member: 34578"] While my 1949 Stevens 87A didn't look all that bad I did want to restore it to it's former glory and restore the protective finish on the stock. A previous owner from ages ago had refinished it and removed most of the black tip from the fore end. My primary goal was to reapply the black tip and in general clean up the look of the finish without removing any of the aged yellow color. I lightly took steel wool to it to smooth out the existing finish and provide a good surface for a new coat to stick to. I taped and repainted the black tip on the fore end and then applied 2 fresh layers of tung oil varnish to the entire stock to complete the rejuvenation. Lightly buffed with a t-shirt and she has a nice shine again. I think the results from this little bit of TLC did wonders to how it looks and restored it's original character. Before [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i.imgur.com_w8EsLwy.jpg[/IMG] After [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i.imgur.com_NIAn4FA.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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