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I am working on a SC Parker and the finish was two coates or more of varnish. The ckeckering was full of the stuiff and at 77 my eyes don't checker any more. I had a hot flash and coated the stock with Citrusolve paint remover. After three hours I wiped it off and then went to garden hose. Wow, the local high pressure cleaned the stock to wood and nothing was damaged. Checkering was very clean, side pannels looked like new. After a day I checked with a moisture meter and every thing was good. Best method I ever tried!
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I've used paint remover to strip one, too, Bill. A different brand, but like yours it worked well, and easy.
SRH
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Varnish and shellac are about the easiest finishes to remove.
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Bill,
Now rub her down with some real fine steel wool, clean her up good and use Tru-Oil to refinish, she will look like a million bucks.
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Shellac finish are the easiest to remove followed by lacquered finishes. Never really hard when you can apply alcohol or a lacquer thinner to reactivate, dissolve or remove a finish. On a field grade gun sometimes you just need to remove the top portion of finish and leave what has filled all the pores in place. After all, many of these finishes are just a few layers deep with the top ones badly oxidized and holding a lot of dirt in them while the lower ones can be fairly decent.
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I am going back with Garnet Shelac, the original finish. It gives the wood the redish color of that era. This wood has a touch of sap wood , black lines, and even a touch of marble cake. Garnet shelac will blend in the sap wood so it can not be seen.
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I am going back with Garnet Shelac, the original finish. It gives the wood the redish color of that era. This wood has a touch of sap wood , black lines, and even a touch of marble cake. Garnet shelac will blend in the sap wood so it can not be seen.
bill Good lord have mercy no... JR
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Bill,
Now rub her down with some real fine steel wool, clean her up good and use Tru-Oil to refinish, she will look like a million bucks.
Ryman Gun Dog Never, ever use steel wool on raw, unfinished wood. Or finished wood for that matter. JR
Last edited by John Roberts; 07/20/18 01:11 PM.
Be strong, be of good courage.
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JR
What would you suggest?
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Bill,
You are on the right track with what you are planning on doing. No need to muck it up.
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