Savage 110 stock damage and rust

[lilcountry]

guy using a electric sander don't know what he is doing JMO. i finish all mine with Spar varnish like old wood water ski's. have done a ton of them since ive been young! chemical strip wood is completely bare if done right. dampen stock a couple times to raise the grain sanding between each.. stain or not let dry a couple days. then Spar Varnish 4-7 coats. water proof as a ducks Butt! hey to each his own!! ive used my method many many years!

Yeah. I didn’t use the electric sander but I was very happy with my results.

 

[Bocephus123]

Yeah. I didn’t use the electric sander but I was very happy with my results.

True oil is good just not what i like! that looks good!

 

[Snattlerake]

 

[Bocephus123]

that is the old old method before hot tank blueing.

 

[Ahall]

Pay attention to what you boil the water in and where you get it.
Many sources say soft or distilled water in stainless steel.

Chemical reactions with dissolved minerals, softening agents, water purification agents, and other things including the alloy of the boiling container are all reported to cause issues. Some is probably fiction, and some is probably fact.

 

[dennishoddy]

I’ve refinished the wood portion of a model 12 Winchester pump shotgun that came out really nice while a member here on OSA did an absolute stellar job on rust bluing the steel.
Sadly, Honeybee passed away.
I’m kind me of inspired now to refinish an old beater .22 rifle or two I’ve inherited that I’d be ashamed to ask $50 for at a gun show, to see how pretty they could be after the re-work.
Thanks for the videos guys!

 

[Fr Mulcahy]

Pay attention to what you boil the water in and where you get it.
Many sources say soft or distilled water in stainless steel.

Chemical reactions with dissolved minerals, softening agents, water purification agents, and other things including the alloy of the boiling container are all reported to cause issues. Some is probably fiction, and some is probably fact.

You can get stress chloride cracking in some grades of stainless steel. Carbon Steel should not be a problem.

Rainwater will work well. Nature's water distillery.