German stocks seem to have used something akin to vaseline or a quite waxy grease as the stock sealer INSIDE the channel etc and to keep out water along the edges. Swedish stocks DEFINITELY did. I have encountered it MANY MANY times in German original stocks, Norwegian regurgitations and even RC stocks. The Sauer stock I gave a going over recently was chock full of a petroleum based grease inside the barrel channel and action area, that was a distinct reddish colour - possibly axle grease! Whenever I restore a rifle with a Norwegian take-off, I always put in vaseline along the wood-metal interface gaps prior to re-assembly.
Ok, so the finish on my rifle is starting to wear through in a few places, particularly around the action, trigger guard and bolt knob. It's not in collector condition obviously but I'd like to keep it close to original as possible. Any suggestions on fixing this up?
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No not the steel. The wood around those areas.What do you mean starting to wear through? Are you handling it so much that the bluing is being removed? Do you wear any form of gloves when handling your firearms?
I realize that this may be over the top, but it sounds like we need to put a thread together on protocol. I realize that for many, a $300 RC is not a museum piece, and I concur, but for some you who have much rarer, much more valuable pieces...
Yeah it's RCWell, if you have finish wearing through, likely its not original, is it RC shellac? Pics would help...
Thanks for the info. Probably won't shellac as I've never used it beforeYep, Russian shellac...two trains of thought...some guys leave it on, saying its part of the history of the gun...it CAN be repaired if you can mix some shellac the same color shade, you would just brush it on, and it will melt the surrounding shellac and blend in...but you have to be pretty good to carry it off seamlessly...that also shows what a crappy finish shellac is, it is not very resilient...
Others say strip it off....
But that will start a big argument, so basically its your call....