Oil a Stock – "refinishing"
I am getting a new Cricket and would like to remove the Lacquer fromthe stock and oil it with schaftol instead. Does anyone have any pro tips on how to do this?
Has anyone heard of the”tru oil and armor all” method?
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I bought the walnut oil from one Sir on England eBay. There was good price for oil and shopping was 2.99 pounds. Delivery during 4 days.
Holy crap, not buying it from there, shipping is €40 :suprisedn:
That is a lot of “colors”
https://www.db-schietsport.nl/en/gun-care/stock-finishing/scherell-stock-oil.html
Walnut oil is good for walnut stocks but so is linnen oil.
But Scherell is my favourite even on Walnut stocks. It’s “oilier” and comes in 5 different shades from light gold to very dark red.
For example Weihrauch HW100 has walnut oiled stock only! Sometimes lees is more…
Yeah, your probably right, when my new cricket arrives at Ville’s he can tell me wether it looks shit or nice and maybe he knows what wood it is as well. He may even send some pics.
Your stock is pretty nice. If you have any skills do not do it. At first I would to exercise on something different not stock :suprisedn:
They had produced stock for cricket like on picture bellow!!!
The reason is that this “old” stock is a nice walnut (i think) but the new one might be something else, like beech or something. A walnut stock is much nicer would you not agree
Too bad you don’t have the interest then, do you mean the stock on my .177 or the one headed for you? Because I kind of want to keep this one, put it on the .22 and refinish it so as to remove all the marks. But maybe you mean the new stock?
Use lacque remover. Can be obtained at any gunstore or hardware store. It´s a bit of a PITA to get it off , especially if the coating has been sitting on for years and years (not a problem in your case though) but with some elbow grease, bristle brush etc the lacquer will come off.
After that´s done it´s time for sanding,after that i blend a mix of vinegar/water and smear that on the stock. That makes the fibers to stand on up . Then sanding,oiling,sanding,oiling,sanding,oiling …..
Use fine sandpaper.
If i had the time i could take your existing stock and make it superb. IF i had the time (and interrest 😉 )
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The Scherell/Balsin can be bought locally everywhere in Europe.