Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Range
Military Surplus
Wood refinishing question
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 2396466" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>GC...I also went with Minwax tung oil finish on my AK wood with a mixture of Minwax Red Sedona stain and then tinted it with a medium brown alcohol based dye. The tung oil finish is not something that I would ever use on a milsurp stock with any value, but (for me) it is easy to work with and gives you a nice protective finish. I lightly apply the oil with my index finger...this helps keep cloth lint out of the finish and speeds up the dry time. The appearance may be glossier that what you are looking for though.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Rifles087E_zps60d04e39.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Rifles087E_zps60d04e39.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Rifles098E_zps6d1d9374.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Rifles098E_zps6d1d9374.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If I were to refinish another set of AK wood, I would most likely lean toward a pine tar & BLO or pine tar & shellac finish. Here are photos of each type of finish...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Pine tar & BLO</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/img1185g_zpsb1caf94b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_img1185g_zpsb1caf94b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pine tar & shellac</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/P1020362_zps5475f40b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_P1020362_zps5475f40b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And here is a pine tar and shellac finish that I did on a non-laminated M44 stock...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/ForSale009E_zpsc751a06e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_ForSale009E_zpsc751a06e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 2396466, member: 13284"] GC...I also went with Minwax tung oil finish on my AK wood with a mixture of Minwax Red Sedona stain and then tinted it with a medium brown alcohol based dye. The tung oil finish is not something that I would ever use on a milsurp stock with any value, but (for me) it is easy to work with and gives you a nice protective finish. I lightly apply the oil with my index finger...this helps keep cloth lint out of the finish and speeds up the dry time. The appearance may be glossier that what you are looking for though. [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Rifles087E_zps60d04e39.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Rifles087E_zps60d04e39.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/Rifles098E_zps6d1d9374.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_Rifles098E_zps6d1d9374.jpg[/IMG][/URL] If I were to refinish another set of AK wood, I would most likely lean toward a pine tar & BLO or pine tar & shellac finish. Here are photos of each type of finish... Pine tar & BLO [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/img1185g_zpsb1caf94b.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_img1185g_zpsb1caf94b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Pine tar & shellac [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/P1020362_zps5475f40b.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_P1020362_zps5475f40b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] And here is a pine tar and shellac finish that I did on a non-laminated M44 stock... [URL=http://s181.photobucket.com/user/mach-won/media/ForSale009E_zpsc751a06e.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i181.photobucket.com_albums_x97_mach_won_ForSale009E_zpsc751a06e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Range
Military Surplus
Wood refinishing question
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom