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   Clarkey liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Refurbing a couple of oldies

   tru oil is good but a trap for young players you are paying thru the nose for what is linseed oil with a stain one can buy linseed oil ( boiled only to be used ) and a small can of a walnut stain...

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   Clarkey liked post by garyp On thread : Refurbing a couple of oldies

   Have done up a number of these rifles and have a lot of parts. Small pachmayr pads fit them beautifully. PM me if you need any help. One thing I really like is to look out for low Leupold Sako rings,...

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   Clarkey liked post by Fee Knicks On thread : Refurbing a couple of oldies

   I have done a few restos on wooden stocks and can offer this - dont use steel wool at all.You will embed bits of steel in the surface of the wood and they will go rusty..... I have used tung oil...

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   Clarkey liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Refurbing a couple of oldies

   I would strongly advise the original poster to put those two emotionally important rifles aside and consider working on a less significant project first. You seem to be coming from a low skill...

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   Clarkey liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Refurbing a couple of oldies

   Correction I incorrectly inferred the OPs " low skill base " This should have been " lack of experience ". My apologies to the OP

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   Clarkey liked post by erniec On thread : Refurbing a couple of oldies

   I have done a few using Tru Oil it is ok. Removed varnish finish using a piece of glass as a scrapper. Ice cream lids make a white butt spacer . Then the whole dampen, heat-dry, light sand repeat....

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   Clarkey liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Refurbing a couple of oldies

   I do agree with Akaroa - many of the rifles I have done needed to be done - if the rifle has come from the factory with an oiled finish I would just use a rag- stiff towell is good and boiled...

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   Clarkey liked post by No good names left On thread : Refurbing a couple of oldies

   A good alternative to this could be the plastic used in shower wall linings. I don't know about the risk of it "yellowing" with UV exposure though. I do have some clean/new 3mm sheets of this if...

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   Clarkey liked post by Fee Knicks On thread : Refurbing a couple of oldies

   If you have a varnish finish then Citri-strip is a very good way of removing the old finish. I prefer to use a scraper - I have a small industrial knife with a curved blade and very sharp point that...

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    Clarkey liked post by Rushy On thread : Intro

    Welcome aboard

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    Clarkey liked post by Hugh Shields On thread : Intro

    Welcome Ben.

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    Clarkey liked post by Mathias On thread : Intro

    Welcome Ben Sent from my SM-S906E using Tapatalk

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