Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Start the Mossberg 930 dove gun project

It will hit a diminishing return point grain enhancement wise.
The eye will know.
It's still on the gain side at least for 2 more cycles.
# 21 or 22 finish coat will be around the mark.

2 wiping coats.
Flash makes it look horrible and gaudy as fugg.

Can already tell its gonna need ta dry 2 or 3 days.
Do process again for coats 18-19ish.
Carefully pull this tape in about 4 hrs when I can handle them lightly.

2 days drying time.
Give it 1 more day before repeating process for application of coats 18 19 ish
Scrub checkering outline with toothbrush and mineral spirits.
Got some faint tape residue that the camera picked up.
Pic in overcast sky.




Slightly different angle.

Taped up and ready for 2 coats 18 19 ish
Matte and shine showing in light angle equal high and low spots per 800 sanding.
Normal.....

Its getting close.
Might actually be done and just need a mineral spirits soaked paper bag rub down in 2 or 3 days
Give the checkering a mineral spirits tooth brushing also

Got 3 light wiping coats on it
So its around 20 or 21 ish coats applied and the sanding reductions
The 3 steps forward , 2 steps back process.

Last one was about 20 mins ago after the 1st 2 were put on an hour prior.
Take the tape off in about 3 or 4 hours
Flash makes it look like crap in the pic.

Lookin good Renegade! I like

Still a mossberg 930.
Making da turd shine!!!

No one use,s em for anything ever....
LOL!!!

Lol!!! Looking back thru this thread...

I got a red baron in the freezer.
Gonna do it up right.
Extra pepperoni
Thin cut slices of extra sharp cheddar
Chop up a few peices of sandwich ham.
Couple grind passes of sea salt
Couple grind passes of pepper.

Bake 14 mins at 400
2 mins on broil to get the pepperoni crunchy on outside edges of it.

Tamp a paper towel on it when done to get the grease off the top


Food of da Gawds......

Lol!!!

Calling it done.....
20 21 ish coats
Let dry for a couple days.
Then clean up the checkering for any tape residue with a toothbrush and mineral spirits
And a good rub down over all with a mineral spirit soaked paper bag for minuscule nibs and imperfections.
Then indoor outdoor drying/ hardening to VO2/truoil shrinkage and harden up more..
And a wool cloth rub down and assembly in 7 to 14 days.
Then let shotgun sit in a corner up right for a couple weeks or so and into a case.
Finish needs to harden up for 2 or 3 months total for full durabilty.
But the gun can be used during that entire time.
Just gotta be aware finish is still " soft".
Just a dove/ squirrel gun.
Not like its is gonna be abused anyways...

Indoor pic with glare


Outdoor pic with glare in the shade.
One of the things I like about Black walnut.
Always changes appearance,s in different light and angles.
Always something to see different in it.

Project done ...

Another thread

Plus 1 on post count...
LOL!!!