Anyone know what gloss finish was used on the TC Stocks in the 70's?
And what's the best way to remove it for refinishing?
And what's the best way to remove it for refinishing?
Eric, what wood sealer do you prefer?Critristrip does not put off evil fumes, I suspected the Kleenstrip was more caustic, this is why I worked outside, I used the Citristrip in my shop.
I used Tru-oil on my TC rebuilds, first I sealed the stock with Birchwood Casey walnut stock sealer to fil the pores, put it on, sand it back to bare wood, it dries almost instantly, 5 or 6 coats should do. I follow the sealer with Tru-oil put on with a 1" square of green Scotch Bright pad, saturate the pad, scrub the finish in well and quickly wipe off any excess finish off with a rag. This technique will leave you with a really nice satin finish, and none of the plastic like the original TC finish.
Here are 5 coats of Tru-oil on a TC Hawken that I restored, the wood was sealed first.
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Thanks, I see that now. Just missed it.Like I said in the above post I have only used Birchwood Casey stock sealer. Others use a variety of things; some make a slurry of the final finish by sanding the wood while applying the finish and scrub this sawdust/finish mix into the wood. I tried this method but didn't get good results, perhaps I did something wrong.
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It does take quite a few coats of this sealer sanded back after every coat to completely fill the pores on walnut. I have used this sealer on 5 walnut stocks so far, it worked well.
Here is another walnut stock I used the sealer on.
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