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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 1913010" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>That stock will require a fairly heavy amount of stripping, bleaching, steaming, and sanding in order to remove most of the stains and blemishes. Like Kirk stated above, this will only devalue the rifle to most individuals. I have no qualms about refinishing a milsurp stock as long as it is done correctly with an original type finish and the lines, contours, and cartouches on the stock are not sanded away. Even when I do a full blown refinish after stripping down to bare wood I don't use anything heavier than 000 steel wool for sanding purposes.</p><p></p><p>You might just take a minimalist approach and try using bleach free Tilex to clean the dark stained areas, rinse, let dry, and then reapply BLO and a shellac finish if desired. If it were my rifle I would strip with Strip X, remove any remaining stains with Tilex, and then apply BLO. Most of the dents and dings look to be deep enough that I would just leave them as is. Stay away from Chlorox as it will chemically damage the wood, usually leaving it with a sickly greenish tinge afterwards.</p><p></p><p>Try looking at the forum in the link below for cleaning, restoration, and refinishing tips. There's a ton of useful info on there...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://surplusrifleforum.com/viewforum.php?f=83&sid=9bcd81dfbce49c61aba9d15d2e0f01da" target="_blank">http://surplusrifleforum.com/viewforum.php?f=83&sid=9bcd81dfbce49c61aba9d15d2e0f01da</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 1913010, member: 13284"] That stock will require a fairly heavy amount of stripping, bleaching, steaming, and sanding in order to remove most of the stains and blemishes. Like Kirk stated above, this will only devalue the rifle to most individuals. I have no qualms about refinishing a milsurp stock as long as it is done correctly with an original type finish and the lines, contours, and cartouches on the stock are not sanded away. Even when I do a full blown refinish after stripping down to bare wood I don't use anything heavier than 000 steel wool for sanding purposes. You might just take a minimalist approach and try using bleach free Tilex to clean the dark stained areas, rinse, let dry, and then reapply BLO and a shellac finish if desired. If it were my rifle I would strip with Strip X, remove any remaining stains with Tilex, and then apply BLO. Most of the dents and dings look to be deep enough that I would just leave them as is. Stay away from Chlorox as it will chemically damage the wood, usually leaving it with a sickly greenish tinge afterwards. Try looking at the forum in the link below for cleaning, restoration, and refinishing tips. There's a ton of useful info on there... [url]http://surplusrifleforum.com/viewforum.php?f=83&sid=9bcd81dfbce49c61aba9d15d2e0f01da[/url] [/QUOTE]
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