Thread: Shotgun refurb?

yes,the gun needs to be disassembled.metal parts soaked in kero and cleaned, polished carefully.once you have the butt and forend as wood only,apply paintstripper to remove old finish,once clean put wood into pot of slow boiling water for 5 minutes,this will take out most of your dents and scratches.that bad glue job on the forend will have to be looked at. if repairable,the old glue has to be removed,before regluing and clamping. if it is going to look bodgey,i would go online and buy another forend wood from usa. i would take receiver etc. into previously mentioned gunsmiths for examination and restoration.they will disassemble it for you,give advice, and probably there will be less damage.