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OT-Friend has a mid 80s Browning A-5 with a barb wire scratch about 5 inches long.Any suggestions for repair would be appreciated.Finsh looks plastic. Thanks!!
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If it's not into the wood and just the finish poly will match it. You may have to do several coats and then sand it and hand buff to match the original.
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If the scratch isn't too deep,or into the wood as stated above, then you can fill it up with finish. It's a slow process but can work if you're patient and careful. Pick a finish that builds well, dries fairly fast and finishes out glossy like tru-oil. Take a toothpick or wood q-tip stick and sharpen it to a point with a knife. Dip the point of the stick in the finish and apply it into the scratch. Build it up slowly until it reaches the surface, letting each application thoroughly dry, and then blend it in with a rubbing compound.
Hope this helps.
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Schodlatz and CGS are the experts here, but my experience is that if you just build up the scratch with clear finish, you will always be able to see the scratch through the new finish because the original poly goes slightly white along the scratched edge. Solution is to brush/wipe just a bit of stain in the appropriate shade on the scratch to blend the color, let it dry, then start building up the clear finish. Gloss lacquer will build faster than poly (because it dries faster so you can apply coats at shorter intervals), and when you go to polish it out, it's just a bit softer than the surrounding poly so you can cut it flat with very fine automotive wet sandpaper (1500-3000 grit) without disturbing the poly much. Then polish.
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I won't speak for Bill but I want to go on record as saying - I ain't no expert!
Anyway, good tip Replacement. Even using these methods, the repair may not be totally invisible, but it may be acceptable. A gloss poly finish is about the toughest thing to match in a repair that there is. Gloss shows flaws like nothing else.
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Just an old fat guy who builds furniture and plays with guns as a way to keep out of the bars. Used to want to chase women but that seems to be taking care of itself.
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I quit chasing when I finally started catching a few !!!!!
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