Stock finish

[Nate7667]

You're welcome.
Post some pics when you're done.

I have to take a few pics of the walnut AK stock I got from Ironwood's "wood pile".
i just finished it last week with Tung oil only. Not my best, but its a WASR beater that will probably get turned into a post-sample beater. Looks better than the crap that came on it LOL

[Emptymag]

I'm a little late to the party, but here's my old SKS (kinda miss it) that I "refinished"...



I'll try to find a better photo, but unless you've read what I've posted elsewhere, I doubt you'd ever guess what I finished it with.



ETA: More pics...










Go ahead and guess.




















Did you say "Ballistol"?


I didn't think so.



After I disassembled the rifle and soaked everything in mineral spirits to remove the cosmoline, the stock was left looking "whitish" in color from the "paint remover" doing its thing. I remembered reading that Ballistol was used for ooodles of different uses and decided to rub some on the wood.
I don't know if there was still some original stain left in the wood or not, but the Ballistol "restored" it to a very similar appearance as it looked prior to being soaked in thinner. I wiped it all down, let it soak in, then repeated. It stunk for a while (Ballistol smells funky to me), but otherwise, it looked great - no topcoat ever needed. I hate "shiny" on milsurp and this turned out just right for my tastes.


I wonder if anyone even knows what Ballistol IS... lol

[CHEMICAL]

I've used Birchwood Casey Tru Oil on several guns and was really happy with the results.

[CHEMICAL]

I wonder if anyone even knows what Ballistol IS... lol

Yes!...duh! Good for almost everything....I bet it would even whiten your teeth! (Go ahead, you try it first! )

[ar15jules]

Tru oiling now....I will be heading to a local shop to raid the junk bin. I am really bored not going to work this week.
Jules

[ar15jules]

Oh, and Emptymag...I have been around long enough to remember your original SKS pic...
Jules

[Emptymag]

Oh, and Emptymag...I have been around long enough to remember your original SKS pic...
Jules

This one?



Ewwwwww...

[ar15jules]

Yes, Pepwalker, that one...
Jules

[Nate7667]

ah, the days of getting an entire crate of SKS slathered in cosmo for less than $70 a gun and cases of Wolf for $80.
We had built a wooden box big enough to hold to two SKSs and line it with landscaping plastic and filled it with kerosine and mineral spirits and made a redneck parts washer. tossed the entire gun in and sloshed the box around.

[ar15jules]

ah, the days of getting an entire crate of SKS slathered in cosmo for less than $70 a gun and cases of Wolf for $80.
We had built a wooden box big enough to hold to two SKSs and line it with landscaping plastic and filled it with kerosine and mineral spirits and made a redneck parts washer. tossed the entire gun in and sloshed the box around.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^LOVE THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^