Forends seem to take the most abuse and sometimes dents cannot be steamed out before recheckering. Any suggestions on what to do?
A)What I have done on some is to lightly refinish then fill with epoxy before checkering. Then stain lightly and refinish the entire checkered area. Pretty good results but room for improvement. I have one with a very poor attempt at recheckering that I see no option but giving it a good cleaning and a light coat of finish and then filling.
B)If the area is not severely damaged but still needs more than just a recheckering, sometimes a light sanding, light refinish, then stain and rechecker.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank You. Gil
