mcdaniel
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Didn't try to baby it, but I got it out of its thick shellac and cleaned it up. Finished it with a few coats of Tung oil for a durable finish.
Refinished my Mosin
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Schultz
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Looks good! However 10 points will be deducted for toes in the pic. :lol:
mcdaniel
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That is a foot I took from a trespasser. It was on the deck drying out before I mounted it.
lafayette gregory
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The purest will hate you but I like the blond color. I refinished my first 31/30 and bleached it with clorox in the Alabama sun. It turned out very good and is still my best shooter.
thebrasilian
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Nice. I'm going synthetic on one and keeping my other original.
Dave29461
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Looks good. I'm partial to blondes myself...guns that is!
ReefShark
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That does look good...nice work. And Dave, I am stealing that joke.
rotarymike
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Anyone have advice on how to touch up the original finish? My 91/30 has a few dings and scratches; I don't want to refinish it, but would like to touch up the bare wood.
lafayette gregory
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There were finished in shelac. You can smooth it out with denatured alcohol. Go easy and wipe slowly.rotarymike said:
RyanEOD
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How exactly does one do this to a Mosin? I think it looks VERY nice, and it is a cool project I would be interested in trying . . .
Thank you!
Thank you!
mcdaniel
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I took it apart, then I just used a paste stripper from Home Depot and Tung oil. A few minutes on a few nights... new gun.
RyanEOD
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mcdaniel, was the paste stripper a paint stripper? Or is it a special lacquer stripper?
Thank you!
Thank you!
mcdaniel
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Just a regular old paint stripper. Just did it a bit at a time as to not over do it.
