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Brownells is out and has been for a long time. I opened mine up and it was like concrete. If anyone could spare about a tablespoon of it, I would be grateful.-Mike


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Originally Posted by fink65
Brownells is out and has been for a long time. I opened mine up and it was like concrete. If anyone could spare about a tablespoon of it, I would be grateful.-Mike
Hi Mike

In their four volume set of gunsmithing tips, I *think* that Brownells had a tip on how to rejuvenate their polishing compounds that had turned to stone.

Here is a link, but Brownells have a Swedish distributor and Brownells' website automatically turns into the Swedish mirror. Change ".se" to ".com" and it might work for you directly :-(

https://www.brownells.se/GUNSMITH-K...-Amateur-Universal-Gunsmithing-108000002

Otherwise, search for "BROWNELLS GUNSMITH KINKS 4 VOLUME SET"

I hope that my post may get somebody to post the tip if they remember, or perhaps they could look it up for you (I can't access my copies of these books right now).

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My 5F was always thin as could be. I opened it up and it resembled dirty water. Used it and it did ok. Sometimes 3M polishing compound worked better for me.


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I just finished up a stock a few weeks ago and I used 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper wet to knock down the little imperfections lightly, then automotive polishing compound to get it glass smooth. Renaissance Wax on top of that. Came out great...


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3F is Kerosene based so I could try to get it refurbished if I hadn't pitched it. I was dumbfounded when Brownells was out of stock. Shudda looked before I leapt.


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Originally Posted by Sheister
I just finished up a stock a few weeks ago and I used 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper wet to knock down the little imperfections lightly, then automotive polishing compound to get it glass smooth. Renaissance Wax on top of that. Came out great...
All of those are decent choices and I may be forced to try them. Problem with me is that I have been doing the same method of finishing since I was taught in my pre-teens. Hard to start a new process. Fear may be the factor here?


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Same here. That is why I started doing a small test piece of wood similar to my gunstocks when I do the finish work now so I can test on that piece before screwing up my stock. Also, the hardest part is the 30 day waiting period to let the stock finish completely cure before rubbing it out.... learned that lesson the hard way a couple times...

You might want to see if someone close like and LGS, Sportsmans, etc... has some Birchwood Casey gun stock rubbing compound. I've had to use it in a pinch and it works, but not as well as my traditional methods. Polishing compound will clean up what it doesn't IMO...

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I have some 5F that I'll likely never use. More than half of a 2 oz jar. PM me if you want it.


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