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4-0 Steel Wool and What for Rusty Shotgun?
- Thread starter letusbuyyourcar
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Dude it's already done. I do appreciate the input on doing it right but it was never gonna be a project aimed at perfection. This is an old Stevens/Springfield which I recently learned (that the Springfield part) means it was intended to be the budget version of an already budget brand shotgun. And that's all good too . When I bought this one I had been searching for an ugly old Stevens pump for years especially in 20 gauge. I used to sell these guns at Rose's discount store in South Macon in 89/90. I love the lesser known brands as well as the department store brands like JC Higgins.
Anyway this one is coming along nicely. Well I did screw up the wood with some damn Walmart Minwax finish in a can. It's STILL sticky after about five hours. I couldn't find my boiled linseed oil earlier. But I'm gonna clean this nasty **** off the wood and do it right like I did on the Noble 66. I think the finished project will look good. Looking for a front sight from like a slug barrel or some kinda bead sight now.
The wood has some nice grain to it for a basic stock.
Would imagine with several light coats of boiled linseed oil with light sanding between coats, it will have a nice finish.
Once the Boiled linseed oil dries completely, then apply a top coat of some quality wax for the finishing shine.
Would imagine with several light coats of boiled linseed oil with light sanding between coats, it will have a nice finish.
Once the Boiled linseed oil dries completely, then apply a top coat of some quality wax for the finishing shine.
I used Hoppes#9 and a magic eraser to remove rust from some Damascus knives with great results. Just another option for next time.
I looked all over the house for my boiled linseed oil earlier today. And then I compromised again and went with this little tin of Minwax which is darker than I like and still ain't dried worth a damn. So I have to strip this **** off and go back with the linseed oil. It worked really well on the Noble 66 I rehabbed last year.The wood has some nice grain to it for a basic stock.
Would imagine with several light coats of boiled linseed oil with light sanding between coats, it will have a nice finish.
Once the Boiled linseed oil dries completely, then apply a top coat of some quality wax for the finishing shine.
The Noble was actually more of a challenge as far as restoration. I bought it from another member here about half done . Noble went under in the early 70s and wound up as Eastfield or Smith and Wesson. I scored a parts lot on GunBroker from Gunbusters to help finish the project. They both had the tang mounted safety like Mossberg but my original Noble trigger group was incomplete. I have to credit the gunsmith at Steel Forest in North Macon for making me one good trigger group out of the two I had. After that I used the linseed oil on the wood. And after I strip this sticky **** off this Stevens I'll most likely do the same thing again.
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I was actually on Numrich earlier today looking at front rifle type sights. Like there were sights for H&R slug type barrels as well as Smith 916 sights. It might be easier to just get a hole drilled and tapped for a bead sight but I would dig some kinda blade up front.
I already have a surplus M16 style sling with the sheet metal hook for the front.
I was very satisfied with the boiled linseed oil on the stocks I used it on. I should have stuck with that. Now I have to wait for this runny Minwax **** to dry just so I can sand it back off and start over.
