|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,419
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,419 |
lets revive this !
had used Pilkintons but cant find it anymore.
Looking to finish a walnut/rosewood gunstock and trying to find a finish that will give me the classic old Winchester reddish brown look.
dont need anyones homebrew recipe(thanks tho) looking for something i can buy and apply
Thanks
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 17,801
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 17,801 |
I've had good results with Timberluxe stain and finish. Check their website for complete instructions.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,419
Campfire Regular
|
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,419 |
interesting, had never heard of the Timberlux
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 6,761
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 6,761 |
Old Corps
Semper Fi
Get off my lawn.
FJB
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 19,072
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 19,072 |
I have almost a full bottle ( 4 ounces) of an Outer's Stain and Pore filler that is about the same. I did a stock with it years ago and that is what it looked like. Free if you can use it. PM me if interested
If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2023
Posts: 826
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: May 2023
Posts: 826 |
The Herters French Red "stain only" product is reported to be close to the pre 64 red stain used by Winchester. I have not found a new bottle of Plinkington myself but still have a bottle that I use on old Win stocks that I refinish. The reviews on the stain only, read well. I do not use fillers as I do 90+% sanded in oil finishes.
You could get a can and try it on some scrap to see what it looks like to you, beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.
“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
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2023
Posts: 4
New Member
|
|
New Member
Joined: Nov 2023
Posts: 4 |
I am new to this site and still not sure what I am doing. I want to buy. 375 Winchester ammunition. Please Email @ Stevekb  aol.com
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 9,112
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 9,112 |
Brownells French Red Filler, read and follow the instructions to the letter! After drying and light buffing add your preferred finish...so close to the original M70 nobody will know.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 6,761
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 6,761 |
I am new to this site and still not sure what I am doing. I want to buy. 375 Winchester ammunition. Please Email @ [email protected]Post a WTB in the Classifieds.
Old Corps
Semper Fi
Get off my lawn.
FJB
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 7,349
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 7,349 |
The dark brown/black filler that Winchester used is in part responsible for the classic, warm red/brown‘Winchester finish.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2023
Posts: 1,904
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Aug 2023
Posts: 1,904 |
I like to put Minwax Red Oak oil stain under a BLO finish and wax top coat on the Marlins I refinish. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/xdfP8vVX/Screenshot-20231204-060351-Gallery.jpg)
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children may live in peace. ~~ Thomas Paine
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,171
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,171 |
I second the minwax red oak stain.
Neil
Dong Ha Vietnam '67
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 442
Campfire Member
|
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 442 |
That Minwax Red Oak stain looks very nice.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 4,522
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 4,522 |
If I'm not mistaken Jacks First Gun Parts carries a stain thats about as close as you can get. I however use regular old formsby tung oil on all of mine.
Last edited by killerv; 12/11/23.
|
|
|
|
|
605 members (160user, 1234, 10gaugeman, 01Foreman400, 12344mag, 007FJ, 57 invisible),
2,377
guests, and
1,255
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,191,518
Posts18,472,501
Members73,936
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
