by COLLECTOR 1 » 12 Nov 2015, 8:37 am
Ok.........a bit about the rifle, the stock and what to do....
Sportco Mod 33, 222 rem, built in the 70's, front locking, box mag,,, they shoot well, what ever you do, don't loss the mag, ..lol... yours is the basic model, the "deluxe" had different timber, and chequering. Your timber will be probably be Australian coachwood, with a walnut type stain, and a varnish finish.
Best way to get it all clean is Selleys paint stripper, or the oven cleaner trick, WEAR GLOVES.....I normally take to the stock with fine steel wool at this stage to get rid of all the old finish whilst stripper applied... WEAR GLOVES... then wash it clean with warm soapy water. did I tell you to wear WEAR GLOVES,,,,,Leave it in a cool shady spot for a day or to, Not in the sun as you run the risk of stock warp. When dry dings can be steamed out quiet easily with a wet rag and hot iron, as the timber is not "hard wood" as such. Sand away any other imperfections, dents, scratches etc until everything looks nice and smooth.
You can put you a stain on it, like Cabot's or any of the other ones mentioned here, or products located at Bunning's., find the colour you like and follow the instructions. (I personally like Teak).....apply in sparingly amounts all over and leave it to soak in. I normally buff the timber after a day or so of the stain being applied with clean flannelette cloth. Repeat the process until desired depth of colour is reached. To easy......
Then Tru Oil, don't worry about any other sealant such as boiled linseed oil, very old school. This sounds silly but use your index finger to apply. If you use cloth it will leave lint fragments in the finish. Let it dry, lightly rub back with 0000 steel wool to fill the pours of the timber, and apply the Tru Oil again, I usually do 3 or 4 coats. If you want a "gloss finish" just leave it after the final coat and let it dry, If you want that "satin finish" rub ever so lightly with the steel wool on the final coat after the Tru Oil goes hard, Touch up using Tru Oil is so easy later on down the tracks if necessary.
Sit back and admire,,,, the old girl will look a million bucks.
COLLECTOR 1
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