Dent and Gouge Repair

[Aragorn243]

Having experimented with a couple of rifles and various modern fill products, it is rather impossible to get them to match. You can get them close to where you won't notice it from 10 feet away but close inspection will reveal them all. I don't particularly like them but in the case of obviously missing wood, I will use them. I would not worry about dents and dings however. I had severe rot at the butt of a Belgian Mauser. About an inch of wood was missing from the upper portion of the butt and much of the rest was rotted. Wood petrifier worked extremely well at preserving the rotted area but did nothing for the missing wood. For that I did use a fill. I'm also in an experimental phase with a Ecuadorean 88 carbine stock. Rotted forend that I have as of yet been unable to stabilize with anything. Thought I had it until the entire thing just fell off the other day when I removed the end cap. Looks like I'm going to have to cut it off which I don't like and install new wood. I had hoped to keep all the repairs under the cap so they would be hidden. This stock has an incredible amount of oil in it which defies all removal attempts and I suspect that is part of the reason the end won't stabilize.

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[WarPig1976]

This stock has an incredible amount of oil in it which defies all removal attempts and I suspect that is part of the reason the end won't stabilize.

Try soaking the area in Acetone for a couple hours. Pull it and flash off with a heat gun or hair dryer then immediately apply the hardener. Keep heating after each coat,,you'll see why. If that don't get it forget it.......