Quote Originally Posted by enbloc8 View Post
How did you get the furniture to clean up so nicely???

Morning, it all goes down to what I have to start with really, everyone seems to hit wood restoration from a different angle, this is the general system I use, or elements of it depending how far gone the wood is.

On this particular occasion, the for-end parts were from my spares box (after checking for the usual cracks) they required adjusting on my workshop L1A1 deac to ensure both half's perfectly mate on the rifle, there is usually a big difference between them in fit to start with!

When everything has been check fitted to my satisfaction, I carefully clean the woodwork, steam out light dents, then a light sand if necessary (retaining original manufacture markings) with 180 then 400 grade Mirka ambanet pads and a soft block, moving on to wet then finally dry 3M red scotchbrites to remove any dirt from the grain of the wood and allow the oil to evenly penetrate the woodwork.

Then oil with a 50% mix of Raw linseed and white spirit, this is allowed to fully draw in before numerous coats of neat raw linseed over a couple of days. When this has finally stopped being absorbed, the excess is removed and the wood work buffed with a micro fibre cloth to bring out a lovely semi matt shine.

This is the system that works for me anyway, I am sure there are better ways, but it works!