Refurbishing a few stocks

[Rickenbacker]

Just my 2p worth of opinion on the OP's method:

100 grit is way too coarse.
400 wet/dry is all that's required for the job, including grain filling.
No wet sanding - it continually fluffs up the fibres, requiring more sanding, and more sanding...
Refit the buttpad (wrapped with masking tape) during sanding. Otherwise you might find it won't fit correctly when you think you're finished.
Mask all chequered or stippled panels accurately (trim the tape with a sharp craft knife), they can have a light oil coat at the end if required.
Don't use wire wool until you have built up a few coats of oil finish, then use it to flat back. Otherwise tiny bits of wire get snagged in the wood fibres.

Generally, it sound like you're planning to remove too much material.
Generally, an oil finish on beech ends up looking patchy & dirty.

Good luck though!

[Berry]

Before



After


Don't know how my mate did it but it was a spectacular transformation.
God knows why you'd paint a lovely stock like that in the first place

[jirushi]

Many thanks Donald, Rooti McNote and Berry for the comments.
Yesterday I spent about 6 hours on the MK2 S10 stock, in the sun, with some music, very relaxing.
What took longest was getting rid of the old stain. Still not finished.
And then this morning I do some more research, and come across this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjUAIjf96ug

Wow! That will save me hours and hours on the other S10 and Spitfire stock!!!
So bleach it is to get the stain out. Will try later.

About oiling or varnishing: I am going to be stubborn here and oil the MK2 S10 stock and see how it turns out. I hate varnish tbh. It always scratches. You can't really take care of it, whereas an oiled stock you can recondition and give tlc whilst watching tv haha.

Cheers Louis

[bighit]

Many thanks Donald, Rooti McNote and Berry for the comments.
Yesterday I spent about 6 hours on the MK2 S10 stock, in the sun, with some music, very relaxing.
What took longest was getting rid of the old stain. Still not finished.
And then this morning I do some more research, and come across this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjUAIjf96ug

Wow! That will save me hours and hours on the other S10 and Spitfire stock!!!
So bleach it is to get the stain out. Will try later.

About oiling or varnishing: I am going to be stubborn here and oil the MK2 S10 stock and see how it turns out. I hate varnish tbh. It always scratches. You can't really take care of it, whereas an oiled stock you can recondition and give tlc whilst watching tv haha.

Cheers Louis

the video is from neil180 off this forum.

[bighit]

plain tru oil on a beech stock https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxdjt33qkh...00707.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxdjt33qkh...00707.jpg?dl=0

the dark bits on the chequering is the old varnish finish. the dark patches I assume is dye from the varnish but you could not see it when the stock was sanded and wetted.

[thisisdonald]

plain tru oil on a beech stock https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxdjt33qkh...00707.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxdjt33qkh...00707.jpg?dl=0

the dark bits on the chequering is the old varnish finish. the dark patches I assume is dye from the varnish but you could not see it when the stock was sanded and wetted.

Ouch!.. There's a few hours ye'll no get back!
There's a reason beech is always lacquered and walnut is always oiled

[bighit]

Ouch!.. There's a few hours ye'll no get back!
There's a reason beech is always lacquered and walnut is always oiled

it only started to darken later. I will strip it and stain it a dark colour. going to do my hw99s one first.

tempted to do it black