Help with Stock Prep Help Please

[Jungle George]

That sounds like a better idea, much more sanding and I might not have a stock left.

Thanks for all the help, this is a learning process for me and I think I have a plan now.

[thisisdonald]

If it is beech, which I think it is, I'd go with Mr RBacker's suggestion, and get some nice dark tinted varnish or lacquer onto it. In my opinion, stained or dyed beech stocks can look amatuer. Stain and oil is for walnut rather than beech. The grain is simply not tight enough and when you stain it, you get big light patches.

[El Garro]

You try some oxalic acid (decking cleaner) from the popular auction site. Give the wood a good wipe over with meths first then apply the mixture to the dark bits. Rinse with plenty of water afterwards.

[fozzy45]

Forget trying to get every little bit of old stain out, this adds to character once redone. And forget your Danish oil finishers.
As Rickenbacker says, keep the butt pad on as it will stay the same size as the stock.
Once you have sanded it smooth, (the smoother the better,) you can use a small brass brush to finish getting any varnish out of the chequering. This helps you keep the peaks on the chequering and gets the varnish out.
Once you have done all this, get some colron walnut stain and add a very small amount of a red wood stain and mix together. Get a rag and wipe the mixed stain over the stock. It'll soak it in straight away. Give it 2 coats if you like.
Once you have done this and it's dried, generally within an hour, you can then give it a gentle rub over with a scotchbrite pad to smooth it off.
Then, mask the chequering off. Then get some car lacquer spray and give it a few coatings all over. Before the last spray, take the masking tape off and give it one coat over the chequering. This will seal it but not fill the chequering in.
Leave it to harden off for 12 hours then give it a rub over with scotchbrite before polishing up.
This is how me and my mate have done them for years with excellent results. They aren't as difficult as you think and this way is better than any oil.
Fozzy

[Jungle George]

Thanks for all the help guys, will be calling in at b & q to get some lacquer and one or two other bits. Been over the stock last night with some fine sand paper and think she is now ready for the next stage.
The Danish oil is staying on the shelf!

[vbull]

Let us know what lacquer you use and maybe a pic of the end result.

[Jungle George]

Have done three coats with Colron Deep Mahogony, see photo's. Just trying to decide on how to protect it, I have some Rust-Oleum
Clear Spray (semi gloss) that I was thinking of using. Was wandering whether a few coats of oil would give a better finish.
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