Thanks. I've used thinners but found it hard work.
I've seen acetone advertised on the site where I get my wood restoring products so I might give that a whirl, not ever considered sugar soap?
Thanks. I've used thinners but found it hard work.
I've seen acetone advertised on the site where I get my wood restoring products so I might give that a whirl, not ever considered sugar soap?
Methohlated Spirit. cleans nicely and evaporates with no hard work.
the only thing i can find wrong is the nut on the steering wheel.
Surely oil actually soaks in to the grain of the wood and therefore can't be "stripped" in the same way as a varnish can
True but to clean up an oil finished stock sugarsoap is the way to go. It's amazing the gunk that collects in the grain of oil finished stocks. You can only clean up the surface of course. I thought this was what the OP wanted. Cleaning off old varnish "whatever" is a different ball game.
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I think neil180 did one on youtube he used bleech.
I did an old 77 stock the same way and with the bleech it went white and the new stain i used covered really well.
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I think my Theoben Rapid 7 mk1 stock is waxed rather than oiled, do the suggestions above also work for wax? I'm thinking of stripping it and applying tru-oil for a shinier finish
this will make you lot cringe. when i did my stocks i soaked them in soapy water overnight. no fingerprints left after sanding down. final sanding, crocus paper.
the hard work. rubbing the bisley oil in.
the only thing i can find wrong is the nut on the steering wheel.