Three years ago, my oldest brother gave me the stock of an 03-A3. The varnish and dirt on it made it as dark as midnight. It looked pretty hopeless.

A few swipes with a cloth soaked in denatured alcohol and the old dark crud melted away like snowflakes, revealing one of the most handsome, smooth grained walnut stocks I've ever seen.

Later I applied some gunny paste and left it at that.

I'm considering doing the same with my grandfather's 50-70. Can you tell me what sort of color values are likely to appear? Dark, Medium, Light walnut? Apart from the alcohol, I don't plan to refinish it; I just want to get rid of the brown black look, so that you can tell that it's wood.

Thanks for any comments you can provide.
Louis of PA
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