Best way to refinish a gun stock

[Craig-P]

Does anyone know what coating they put on the HW 99s stock Please?

Lacquer, same as all factory beech stocks.

[ToniD]

Thanks, I'm new to this.

Toni

[greenwayjames]

Lacquer, same as all factory beech stocks.

Usually with a stain added to it.

[greenwayjames]

A retired cabinet maker friend, now long gone due to the amount of ciggys he got through, revamped the beech stock on his HW80 so that it fit him corectly. I admired the finish on the original beech and asked how he treated the end grain on the front of the pistol grip as when I tried to use stain there it ended up really dark compared with the rest of the stock. He told me he used a light coat of what he called button polish on that area before applying stain.

[ToniD]

A retired cabinet maker friend, now long gone due to the amount of ciggys he got through, revamped the beech stock on his HW80 so that it fit him corectly. I admired the finish on the original beech and asked how he treated the end grain on the front of the pistol grip as when I tried to use stain there it ended up really dark compared with the rest of the stock. He told me he used a light coat of what he called button polish on that area before applying stain.

Isn't that Shellac?


Toni

[look no hands]

Isn't that Shellac?


Toni

Yep, another type of French polish.