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to refinish or not to .....garand stock?
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01-24-2010 10:11 AM
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Stock Refinish
If you use an alcohol based stain like "Chestnut Hill" there is no need to strip stock. Stain. 0000 steel wool to smooth and then Oil. I personally think a Tung Oil finish is superior to Linseed but be sure to use a pure food grade Tung Oil. 3 -7 THIN oilings 24 hrs apart, and finish with a coat of Arsenal Wax 1/3 Beeswax, 1/3 Turpentine, 1/3 linseed oil all melted and mixed together. Prepared Wax and food grade Tung oil can be found on the M1 site of "flea" bay at reasonable prices. Others here may other suggestions but this procedure has worked very well for me.
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As long as the finish on them is linseed oil the alcohol dyes will penetrate and you can darken them up as much as you like . Chestnut hill is good as is Fiebings dark brown leather dye . The nice thing about the alcohol finishes is if you get it to dark you can wipe down with a cloth wet with denatured alcohol and lighten it a bit .
Jack
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shottist, why pure food grade tung oil?
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Food Grade Tung Oil
Has no chemical Binders or Accelerators. Check the label on most containers sold in Hardware stores. Food Grade does not contain anything but pure unadulterated Tung Oil.