Thread: Issues with stock staining - with pictures

Update, after the mess up (see photos above) I stripped it again with Citristrip and rinsed it under hot water, and gave it a good scrub with the scouring side of a kitchen sponge, and added a wee bit of detergent to the mix.
I did go down the route of refinishing with plain Tru-Oil, but the light stock on it looked damned awful, with every single minor imperfection standing out like dog's balls.
Thankfully only did one coat of Tru-Oil, which was easy to take off. This time round I sanded 100, 150, 220, 400, 420 and 600 grit, raising the grain between changing grits.
I then bought some Rustin's Wood Dye, non-grain raising (ngr), walnut colour. I applied a conservative amount on a cloth and rubbed it into the stock. Good results!! Now at the stage of deciding a nice finish.
Thank you guys for the input, looks like this project will work out as I hoped...