This is the one that came off of Gunbroker. I think you have to click on the pics to enlarge
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Stock looks heavily cleaned to me. What a shame.
Bathed in shitty shellac there was no history to wash away, IMHO.....
It's a legit T block bnz45 in walnut..
I never have reason to question you so I'm assuming you just hit the wrong letter but it clearly? shows to be an s block on both the receiver and bolt.
It's a legit T block bnz45 in walnut. I don't like to play Monday morning quarterback, as what's done is done, but in my opinion you used the wrong chemical to strip it. I'm saying this in the vein of teaching you (and frankly it isn't ruined, it could be better than it is though). While mineral spirits worked, the stock was soaked with the stuff. Mineral spirits take too long to evaporate IMO, which means the stock stayed wet. Also, mineral spirits are petroleum based, which in effect is oil based. I believe that this leaves the look that you are seeing on that stock, kinda soaked.
From the photos, it was actually shellac, the real deal 50's kind. The best thing to use on that is alcohol, which evaporates quickly. The key is NOT to soak the wood in my opinion, so use whatever you are stripping with sparingly. You want to remove the offending finish and try to leave the underlying color alone, a feat which is not the easiest trick- that's why I say stripping a stock is a 50/50 gamble in any case.
There are other chemicals I use, but I refuse to put a thread on any forum about stripping stocks, as like I said before, there is a 50/50 chance of success and I hate to be the guy leading 50% of rifles down that road. Experience is the best teacher on stock cleaning, I've "ruined" my share years ago. Some people think 98k collectors refuse to clean anything, its a vicious lie, the key is "less is more" in many cases.
shellac and varnish can be removed with alcohol? what kind? does walmart sell it in the paint department? what is the best way to remove linseed oil? i used stripper for 1 minute and then washed off with hot water on a pair of walnut luger grips. took the gloss off the grips. look great.Old shellac gets brittle (think flaky RCs) and sometimes you can peel it off with a plastic putty knife or even a thumbnail. You only have to use alcohol in the tough spots.
would acetone be ok to use on this one?
shellac and varnish can be removed with alcohol? what kind? does walmart sell it in the paint department? what is the best way to remove linseed oil? i used stripper for 1 minute and then washed off with hot water on a pair of walnut luger grips. took the gloss off the grips. look great.
what kind of alcohol?Alcohol will remove shellac, varnish not so much. For varnish acetone works great.
I would never, ever use water to rinse. Pure acetone, and scrub with an old toothbrush to get the gunk out.
I don't like store bought pre mixed strippers because of the gelling agents in them to make them thick...creates too much gunk....