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06-23-2010, 11:10 AM
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Stock refinishing question
I have a Marlin model 60 that I bought used a few years ago....not a great gun, but I figured the price was right. Took it to the range and it jammed quite frequently; I took it apart, gave it a good cleaning/scrubbing, and it is pretty reliable now, and not too bad in the accuracy department.
I decided that I for a summer time project I would refinish the stock and touch up the metal...make it look a little 'nicer' and 'newer' (although it doesn't look to bad as it was). Anyway, I decided that I would like to try to checker the stock....figured if I screwed it up, it was just an inexpensive .22. I have sanded down the old finish and sanded off the little squirrels & oak leaves that Marlin burned into the stock (what a pain!  ).I have refinished some stocks in the past, and recut some bad checkering, so I do have a handle on the basics, but I've never done a 'new' checkering job on a blank stock. What my question boils down to is this: Should I put the stock filler/conditioner on before I do the checkering, or after? ...or, could I just skip the filler and use subsequently finer grits of sandpaper and sand the stock down, then cut the checkering and finish with the tru-oil (I'm using Birchwood-casey products; it's what I've used in the past and the results turned out very well for me). Thanks in advance.............
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06-24-2010, 01:00 AM
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Stock checkerin
Before..then after done use some lemon oil and tung mixed lightly together with enough coloring to give it your finish color.. Put it on with an old..or new toofer brush
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06-24-2010, 07:16 AM
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Some fillers have silica in them- sand, for us non technical folk. So, unless you like really dull checkering tools, do the checkering before stock filling.
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06-24-2010, 10:31 AM
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Jack is right..there are some fillers with silica in them..don't use one.. Thin(very) Tung oil and put 4 or 5 coats sanding lightly between..Checkering a finished stock is SOOOO much easier..except for the sand..LOL Course did ya ever try makin out at oh never mind...
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06-24-2010, 11:23 PM
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Thanks for the info.....I think I have a "plan of action" in my head. I didn't realize the fillers had silica in them.
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06-24-2010, 11:37 PM
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SOME have fillers. Just makes 'em fill the grain faster. I never use that kind..I use a type of filler from Brownell withought silica and it sure ain't cheap..but you can do just as well for a much cheaper cost by using stock finish thinned a good bit..you have to sand tween coats anyway.. Have fun..w/checkerin I mean..hehehe
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