Thread: wooden stock refinishing

Yeah, done a couple of "quick" (purists would say rough) overhauls with polyurethane. Rubbed existing finish back a bit with 4 naught steel wool. Gave the stock a good rub down with methylated spirits and then applied 3 coats of spray on gloss polyurethane. Light rub down between coats with steel wool. Final results ended up too glossy so applied a final top coat of matt spray polyurethane. Came out quite OK. Appears to have been quite durable.
Normally though I do a full strip down using paint stripper and finish with around 10 light coats of Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil.