Early 80s rifle stock

[madcarlos]

Hi I've just picked up a early 80s air rifle which I was going to have restored but having sorted out the correct screws for the gun and with the gun shooting as consistent as it is I've managed also to clean the action and barrel up with a bit of wire wool soaked in some oil, ive decided that the best for this gun is to leave as is , Its really not that bad, The stock however needs a good clean and there does not seem to be much of the original Finnish left on the stock, Just wanted to ask what would be the best method of cleaning the stock of this gun, Thanks

[T 20]

It all depends on what the original finish was, oil or lacquer ?



All the best Mick

[madcarlos]

It all depends on what the original finish was, oil or lacquer ?



All the best Mick

To be honest I'm not really sure , Its a mk1 GB stamped HW80 so a early one, I would have thought it would have had a lacquer on it originally but there doesn't seem to be much Finnish left on it , If any,

[AC all day]

You will get more suggestions than years of the gun.....personally if their is no finish I would again grab the wire wool and depending on your desired finish use that and wire wool.....I have had good results with both oil and wax when rubbed onto a stock with wire wool...both should lift out any grubby marks and then lighter gentler to build coat's......

[madcarlos]

You will get more suggestions than years of the gun.....personally if their is no finish I would again grab the wire wool and depending on your desired finish use that and wire wool.....I have had good results with both oil and wax when rubbed onto a stock with wire wool...both should lift out any grubby marks and then lighter gentler to build coat's......

Funny enough I've just used wire wool and some 1200 I think wet and dry with a bit of warm water and fairy liquid, Dried it all off and just applied plenty of Danish oil with a brush, Only now I've rubbed the excess in, Its drying now, Will most probs keep on retreating over the next couple if weeks,

[look no hands]

Funny enough I've just used wire wool and some 1200 I think wet and dry with a bit of warm water and fairy liquid, Dried it all off and just applied plenty of Danish oil with a brush, Only now I've rubbed the excess in, Its drying now, Will most probs keep on retreating over the next couple if weeks,

Don't go mad with the Danish oil, it'll be best to just let what's already been brushed on to just soak in properly for a few weeks and then with some 0000 wire wool, just rub it over and take off any access (don't worry you'll only take off the surface oil as the rest will be in the wood pores), then just lightly apply a small amount of oil on the end of your finger and then rub that in all over until it's soaked in and the whole stock has been treated, repeat this process over a period of weeks until each coat has fully dried in, if you keep putting loads of oil on then it will get tacky, I'm guessing the stock is Beech? as Beech takes a long time to soak up oil as it's a dense grained wood, where as Walnut soaks up oil much faster and easier.

Rule of thumb is, a little over a long time.

Pete