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Post by michaeladkins on Jan 8, 2014 16:54:41 GMT -5
Hello.
I am looking for some place to walnut or sand blast my Mossberg 835. The guy I purchased it from had painted it, so I want to have the paint removed and then have a nice camo pattern put on it.
Can you recommend any place that can do this work.
I have contacted Shadow Graffix, and they do this work, but I prefer to have a recommendation.
Thanks.
Mike
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Post by featherduster on Jan 9, 2014 6:43:09 GMT -5
Somebody on here showed some stuff( gun )done by a place I believe was in Lafayette, the gun looked very nice.
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Post by michaeladkins on Jan 13, 2014 21:05:07 GMT -5
Hey guys, I thought I would update my progress on the 835. I decided not to take the gun to anyone and fix it up. I decided I would like to give it a try myself. So this is how I purchased the gun.  The owner said he used spray paint to pain the gun, so I did a little research on removing spray paint from guns and came up with a product called Graffiti Remover. I picked up at Lowes. It wasn't much for a bottle, I think less than $10. So I took the gun completely apart and started applying the graffiti remover and this is what started to appear.  Well, I was pretty happy to see that appear, I had no idea what shape the stock was in. From what I could tell, it looked pretty good. So I continued working on removing the paint, which was super easy except for under the rail on the top if the barrel, what a pain! After I let the remover dry, I broke out some sand paper to see what the stock actually looked like and here it is. Before:  After some sanding:  It will probably take a couple weeks to finish the gun, but I think I have a good start on it. I'll keep adding pictures, especially when I apply the blue to all the metal. Mike |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jan 13, 2014 21:12:52 GMT -5
I think it cleaned up really well. I do remember seeing a video on refinishing a gun stock on Midway USA Larry Potterfield. He took out little dents with an iron and sanded the scratches. It was informative.
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Post by featherduster on Jan 13, 2014 21:26:04 GMT -5
The dog can go around with no shoes you however should wear shoes.
Guns looking good.
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Post by michaeladkins on Jan 13, 2014 21:55:02 GMT -5
The dog can go around with no shoes you however should wear shoes. Guns looking good. I should crop that out. The picture actually came from the guy who sold me the gun. Not my dog, not my toes! Lol Dennis, I agree with you, the midwayUSA videos are great. I watched the bluing video on their site to get ready for that. This is exciting stuff. I have never refinished a gun before, so I am looking forward to it. |
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Post by duff on Jan 14, 2014 5:53:00 GMT -5
Refinished my 1st shotgun with my dad when I was an early teen. Blueing was easier than the finish on the stock. 20+ years and the blueing is getting a bit faded so maybe i could have done a better job. Yours will turn out great.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 14, 2014 8:11:44 GMT -5
I'm working on an 870 at this time too. I used ZipStrip to take off two coast of camo paint. The Zip Strip didn't do too well on the original finish on the stock. I think Remington used bowling alley finish on their stocks way back when. The bluing is just fine but I'm wearing my self out sanding the stock....  I'm in no hurry to finish it so it is a "whenever I feel like it" project, |
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Post by michaeladkins on Jan 14, 2014 8:59:29 GMT -5
That's looking sharp Woody.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 14, 2014 9:18:50 GMT -5
That's looking sharp Woody. Still got a LOT of sanding to do before applying the finish. What finish are you going to use? |
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Post by michaeladkins on Jan 14, 2014 9:43:52 GMT -5
I have not decided yet. I was thinking a dark walnut or dark cherry. I bought Birchwood Casey's Perma Blue Kit last night. I still have a lot of work before I can start bluing. I was surprised how inexpensive the kit was. It was $15 at Gander.
It's a great feeling when you take something dilapidated and bring it back to life.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 14, 2014 11:25:17 GMT -5
My wood is a pretty decent looking piece of walnut so I wont be staining it. Just going to apply about 4 coats of Polyurethane..
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Post by parson on Jan 14, 2014 14:00:20 GMT -5
When I stain, I like to do a test on the same kind of wood to see how it's gonna look. Sometimes I'll mix a couple of different colors to get what I want.
The fun part for a stock like Woody's is getting the old finish out of the checkering.
I recently finished a Rossi 92 stock with Minwax wipe on poly. I don't know how it will hold up, but it was relatively easy to apply and it looks good.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 14, 2014 14:38:26 GMT -5
When I stain, I like to do a test on the same kind of wood to see how it's gonna look. Sometimes I'll mix a couple of different colors to get what I want. I just like the plain walnut look. No stainingThe fun part for a stock like Woody's is getting the old finish out of the checkering. Lots of Zipstrip and a hard tooth brush and scrub, scrub, scrub...I recently finished a Rossi 92 stock with Minwax wipe on poly. I don't know how it will hold up, but it was relatively easy to apply and it looks good. The Polyurethane isn't really made for outdoors exposure. If this was a duck gun I'd use the Spar polyurethane.First coat.. the forearm is a little bit darker piece of walnut..  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 14, 2014 14:48:06 GMT -5
the picture of the stock shows lighter than it really is.. Without the window light...  |
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Post by firstwd on Jan 14, 2014 15:29:09 GMT -5
I have a highly abused 20+ year old 870 that I had considered refinishing, I just couldn't work out how to get the stain out of the checkering. Thanks for the tip Woody, but it almost sounds like work and not a fun/relaxing project....
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Post by parson on Jan 14, 2014 15:31:41 GMT -5
Hard to beat a good piece of walnut! It may be my age, but I like blued guns with wood furniture.
Really like revolvers too. Yep, must be my age.
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Post by michaeladkins on Jan 14, 2014 16:55:30 GMT -5
Here is the stock sanded down with a little water rubbed in it.  I have a couple little cracks that I will need to address before the final sand and finish. You can see them in this picture towards the receiver.  Now to start on the forearm. It has checkering, so it is gonna take some time. Woody, that stock looks awesome! I wish mine was something other than pine. I think that is what mine is made of. Not 100% sure. |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 14, 2014 17:28:58 GMT -5
That grain looks nice on your stock.
If'n I was you I'd try a light walnut stain first to see how it looks. If you don't like it then you can go darker.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 16, 2014 15:17:57 GMT -5
Almost ready to reassemble...  |
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