refinishing help

[Squealer]

I am trying to refinish some cheap birch wood stocks but would still like them to look their best. Have sanded them down smooth and removed all knicks and old stain and finish. What stain, finish, and clear do ya'll recommend. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[clintb]

Go to home depot and buy Minwax oil stain. Then get some Heilmans polyurathyane

[PlastikBulletz]

Tru-Oil!

[Brazos Hunter]

It all depends on what you want the finished product to look like.

~Michael

[LWolken]

Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil You can buy it at Academy. This is for a glossy finish. If you want a satin finish boiled Linseed oil from lowes or home depot but get ready to apply alot.

[ken]

[QUOTE=LWolken;4924703]Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil You can buy it at Academy. This is for a glossy finish. If you want a satin finish boiled Linseed oil from lowes or home depot but get ready to apply alot.


I've had good luck with the Birchwood Casey Tru-oil as well. Any refinishing system would probably work but since this one is designed for guns I decided to use it and the stock turned out nice.

[dustoffer]

I won't use anything but Tru-Oil, but the application process and wood prep is important. I can have anything from a gloss to a flat finish on the stock.

[M16]

I've heard the best thing to do is get a propane torch and run it along the stock back and forth. This will give it some figure. Then refinish.

Here is a link to how one guy does his.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4532967/Re_How_Would_You_or_Did_You_Re

[savagehunter83]

Tung oil is what i use

[Squealer]

Thanks guys.. Tro-oil looks like the way to go. Your refinishing jobs look good to me.

[Coach W]

Tru oil

[Coach W]

The trick is to start out with the rough sand paper, then work your way down to fine, and then steel wool.

BETWEEN each step down in grits of sandpaper, I run a damp rag across the wood, this serves two purposes:
1. it lets you see where the small holes have developed and then filled in with powder
2. Let the wood dry and any edges will curl up so you can sand them off with the next finer level of sand paper.

Then when you are ready to tru oil start off lightly, just rub it in with your fingers... this stock has 10 layers on it.

If later in life you get a ding or a scatch simply lightly sand and fix the spot with tru oil.

I love the stuff! But time consuming it is!