I have a 358 Brush rifle. It came with a gaudy shiny varnish finish that the previous owner had scratched the finish in a few places. I rubbed the scratched wood very lightly with 6 ought steel wool to take the gloss off. Put a couple of coats of gunstock wax hand buffed to a soft sheen. Came out to my desired finish. GW

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