Stock cleaning

[goo]

easy off, then stain to taste and then several doses of BLO with a little 0000 steel wool between doses, the BLO replaces any oil that might have been leeched out by the easy off. just leave most of the dings alone to maintain character. leastwise, that's what works for me. a lot of folks say it heresy and un-american to use esay off which is okay with me, being a bonafide war criminal et all.


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these all was done that way and they seem to be pretty enough:
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three mausecateers:
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[Donzi]

Goo- You're absolutely right about the Easy-Off, no matter what the experts say. Just make sure to buy the
"Heavy Duty" version, not the "Fume Free" & be absolutely certain to rinse & scrub the wood w/plenty of clean water afterwards. I usually spray the wood down w/a heavy coating, let it work f/30 minutes or so, rub all the gunk off w/paper towels & then rinse the hell out of the stock w/warm water. For really grungy wood, a 2nd application may be required. Let the wood dry f/@ least 24 hours afterwards. Always wear eye protection, rubber gloves & have plenty of ventilation when doing this job, Easy-Off is VERY strong. Old clothes are a good idea, too, and lately I've even started wearing a throw-away filter mask. I've used this method on 9 or 10 stock sets over the last 10 years & have never encountered as problem with walnut, beech or mahogany & the wood usually comes out looking like new. HTH.
Donzi