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<blockquote data-quote="flatwins" data-source="post: 1736116" data-attributes="member: 5655"><p>Harley, I have a Turk that sounds much like yours. A couple years ago I decided to clean it up a bit. On milsurps, you have to carefully decide how much or how little you want to do to clean it up. On mine, i decided that Turks would probably never be among the really collectable Mausers so I proceeded to dress it up in a way that I wouldn't do on say a German WWII Mauser.</p><p></p><p>I did the Easy-Off oven cleaner method on the stock*. That will leave the stock with pretty much bare, thirsty wood and little to any stains. I then went over it with sandpaper down to 220 grit. Again, you wouldn't want to do this on just any milsurp so decide carefully. I then went over the stock with 5 (I think) coats of the Minwax Tung Oil Finish. This finish is not true 100% Tung Oil but in this case I wasn't after authenticity.</p><p></p><p>The finish on the Turk was very thin in places so I decided to clean it up a bit and apply some cold blue. I started the project awhile back and sidelined it so it's not completely finished but I'll take some pics and post them. I wish I had taken some "before" shots because the thing was just nasty. </p><p></p><p>I think the most important thing to consider on a milsurp is to never cut anything. A refinished stock is WAY better than a cut\sporterized stock.</p><p></p><p>*just one of the methods. The most gentle is the linseed oil scrub method. This is a mix of 4oz BLO, 4oz denatured alcohol, 4oz turpentine, 1oz ammonia. Use steel wool or a Scotchbrite pad to scrub it in. Might take 3 or 4 applications. Wipe down with mineral spirits and dry overnight before the next application.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flatwins, post: 1736116, member: 5655"] Harley, I have a Turk that sounds much like yours. A couple years ago I decided to clean it up a bit. On milsurps, you have to carefully decide how much or how little you want to do to clean it up. On mine, i decided that Turks would probably never be among the really collectable Mausers so I proceeded to dress it up in a way that I wouldn't do on say a German WWII Mauser. I did the Easy-Off oven cleaner method on the stock*. That will leave the stock with pretty much bare, thirsty wood and little to any stains. I then went over it with sandpaper down to 220 grit. Again, you wouldn't want to do this on just any milsurp so decide carefully. I then went over the stock with 5 (I think) coats of the Minwax Tung Oil Finish. This finish is not true 100% Tung Oil but in this case I wasn't after authenticity. The finish on the Turk was very thin in places so I decided to clean it up a bit and apply some cold blue. I started the project awhile back and sidelined it so it's not completely finished but I'll take some pics and post them. I wish I had taken some "before" shots because the thing was just nasty. I think the most important thing to consider on a milsurp is to never cut anything. A refinished stock is WAY better than a cut\sporterized stock. *just one of the methods. The most gentle is the linseed oil scrub method. This is a mix of 4oz BLO, 4oz denatured alcohol, 4oz turpentine, 1oz ammonia. Use steel wool or a Scotchbrite pad to scrub it in. Might take 3 or 4 applications. Wipe down with mineral spirits and dry overnight before the next application. [/QUOTE]
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