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Originally Posted by
pickax
Yes Jim. sounds like he went to caustic before asking. Like the medical profession motto, "first do no harm".
mrclark303, I like the English terminology you use. Took me a minute... Good advice to try and save it.
But he'll definitely have "wood whiskers". that won't sand out.
Cheers Pickax, it makes me shudder when I hear of people using aggressive chemicals on old Milsurps, when usually all that's needed is a non invasive treatment like red scotchbrite and water and a little elbow grease, followed by dry and you can remove all the dirt from the fiber of the wood, without causing any damage to markings etc and really open the grain up for oiling...
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Guess we may never know for sure...
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My 2 cents for a really bad stock is to make a a small rectangle out of 2x4 to hold a "boat" of tin foil long enough for the stock. Then fill with mineral spirits and let soak for a couple days. Next, its the red or blue scotch brite scrubbier. After a couple stocks I got clever. nail a piece of plywood with a hole in the middle as the bottom of your boat-frame. when done, set on a bucket and prick the tinfoil to avoid the mess of reclaiming all your spirits.
This gets all the grime and oil out. Can then lighten or even out, or remove, the original stain with water or alcohol. Finish withe some steel wool, and lightly apply stain to even it all out.
I'm happy no one told him to run it through the dishwasher
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Originally Posted by
ssgross
the dishwasher
I saw pics of an M305 (Norinco M14) that someone did that to and it was rust from one end to the other...
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I think it was over in another enfield forum where people were talking about the dishwasher as a way to get to the "blonde" look...one can easily find several YouTube videos showing the effects. From what I've read, the wood will ooze salts whenever it gets warm from shooting, or being in the sun which, of course, will lead to rust wherever the wood contacts the metal.
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