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I have a gun stock with a high gloss finish.
What would be the best way to make it less shiny?
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Rottenstone and oil on a felt pad (or wad of felt) and elbow grease.
When you do it avoid the temptation to do it in small areas. Make your strokes long and overlapping. It will take longer to see progress but you will not need to spend the rest of your life trying to blend the areas together.
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0000 steel wool or 3M pad (black).
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Good suggestion by Sitka, but there is one other option. Brownell's sells a Satin spray on finish that is really nice. A buddy who owns a gun shop showed me a couple rifles his stockmaker did with this finish and it is very nice and puts down a perfect satin finish with just a couple coats on raw wood. I'm going to order a couple cans this week and give them a try on some stocks I'm working on at the moment...
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Adding finish when all that is needed is a good rundown does not seem like a good idea...
Satin finishes generally use silica to roughen the surface which weakens it. It also reduces water resistance. One should always avoid satin finishes for those reasons. It is too easy to make a test board...
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0000 steel wool or 3M pad (black).
Steel wool often leaves pieces of steel embedded in the finish to rust later and create freckles. The maroon 3M pads are what you want rather than the coarser black ones. They will work just fine. Rottenstone is old school and messier, but just as effective.
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Anyone ever used Birchwood Casey Stock Sheen & Conditioner? Description: Birchwood Casey Stock Sheen & Conditioner is the perfect complement to a Tru-Oil finished stock or any stock that that could use a pick me up. Stock Sheen & Conditioner leaves a traditional satin finish and can clean, beautify and polish your old stock. Removes surface imperfections and gives your stock a smooth, hand-rubbed finish. Also protects against weather and handling.
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I have tried BC Stock Sheen and was not overly impressed with it, I use Renaissance Wax applied with a maroon 3M Scotch Brite pad and buffed off with a micro fiber cloth.
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Anyone ever used Birchwood Casey Stock Sheen & Conditioner? Description: Birchwood Casey Stock Sheen & Conditioner is the perfect complement to a Tru-Oil finished stock or any stock that that could use a pick me up. Stock Sheen & Conditioner leaves a traditional satin finish and can clean, beautify and polish your old stock. Removes surface imperfections and gives your stock a smooth, hand-rubbed finish. Also protects against weather and handling. Junk
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The finest grade of 3M pad is the light grey colored one, is it not? At least it was the last time I bought any a few years ago and screwed up and bought two whole cases of them- I haven't had to delve into the world of 3M pads since then.
As described above, after knocking the gloss off a finish, old or new, I too use a good furniture paste wax to bring up a nice soft luster. Renn wax is darned good, but so are others, and it ain't rocket science. Just don't use automotive waxes. Go ahead and use a microfiber cloth if you feel you must, but an old soft hunk of flannel will do as well.
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The finest grade of 3M pad is the light grey colored one, is it not? At least it was the last time I bought any a few years ago and screwed up and bought two whole cases of them- I haven't had to delve into the world of 3M pads since then.
As described above, after knocking the gloss off a finish, old or new, I too use a good furniture paste wax to bring up a nice soft luster. Renn wax is darned good, but so are others, and it ain't rocket science. Just don't use automotive waxes. Go ahead and use a microfiber cloth if you feel you must, but an old soft hunk of flannel will do as well. For "eggshell" maroon seems about right... The finer stuff will bring you to a beautiful and shiny surface.
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Rottenstone and oil on a felt pad (or wad of felt) and elbow grease.
When you do it avoid the temptation to do it in small areas. Make your strokes long and overlapping. It will take longer to see progress but you will not need to spend the rest of your life trying to blend the areas together. Rottenstone was some place in the back of my little pea brain. Linseed oil? Soft, medium or hard felt pad? Thanks
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Rottenstone and oil on a felt pad (or wad of felt) and elbow grease.
When you do it avoid the temptation to do it in small areas. Make your strokes long and overlapping. It will take longer to see progress but you will not need to spend the rest of your life trying to blend the areas together. Rottenstone was some place in the back of my little pea brain. Linseed oil? Soft, medium or hard felt pad? Thanks Linseed oil is fine, or any other, really. Pad can be anything of felt. I used to use an old chamois shirt piece to do it and it works fine. A chalk eraser is also good and gives a better grip. And since rottenstone is almost chalk you do not even have to worry about cleaning the old chalk out!
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Brownells sells a series of pre-mixed rubbing compounds for achieving whatever level of matte you want. I normally use 3F after my last coat of Tru-oil for a satin finish.
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Brownells sells a series of pre-mixed rubbing compounds for achieving whatever level of matte you want. I normally use 3F after my last coat of Tru-oil for a satin finish. I happen to have some Triple "F" stock rubbing compound from Brownells.
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The Triple F from Brownell's is a bit finer than rottenstone in use and it is really good at bringing up a deep shine. It does not produce what I call "eggshell" by itself as it is a bit too fine. "Eggshell" has been the goal for most high-end stockmakers, but it does not mean the same thing to everyone....
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Ordered some Rottenstone.
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Rottenstone is usually available at better hardware and paint stores and dirt cheap. Ungraded stuff is even cheaper and sold as pool filter media.
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0000 steel wool or 3M pad (black).
Steel wool often leaves pieces of steel embedded in the finish to rust later and create freckles. The maroon 3M pads are what you want rather than the coarser black ones. They will work just fine. Rottenstone is old school and messier, but just as effective. Nope. 0000 will not leave anything embedded in the finish of something that is already glossy. Wipe it down, Sitka. Black pad is Ultra Fine, Red is Very Fine.
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