I have an old Rem M17 shotgun I am thinking about cleaning up and refinishing.
Most of the info I’ve found regarding 1920’s era Rem stock finish points to a reddish stain and lacquer. Im thinking about using something like a couple coats of danish oil with appropriate tint and then spraying a couple coats of nitro lacquer over it.
Anybody know if I’m on the right track or if I’m headed for an unsightly mess?
Thanks-
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
Oil to oil, lacquer to lacquer or alcohol. Most makers use a spray on lacquer stain, one step, process today. In the 20 and 30s they used alcohol based stain.
Brownells sells a Win pre 64 red stain for walnut stocks, that is not oil based.
“To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best to plan for all eventualities then believe in success, and only cross the failure bridge if you come to it." Francis Marion - The Swamp Fox
