Stripping a Henry H0001 stock

geobru · Post by **geobru** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:38 am

What kind of stripper should a guy use to remove the factory finish on a henry stock? My SIL wants a satin finish rather than the shiny factory finish.

airedaleman · Post by **airedaleman** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:11 pm

Any commercial stripper will do just fine.

flatnose · Post by **flatnose** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:17 pm

If the stock is in good shape, why strip it? Just sand it and apply your new finish.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:21 pm

I use a product called Nitromors for removing varnish, I don't know if it's available in the states but it works for me.

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:22 pm

Just dull up the existing finish using 0000 steel wool and orange oil.

perry owens · Post by **perry owens** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:34 pm

If you just want a satin finish Birchwood Casey Stock Sheen and Conditioner will do it. If you really want to strip the finish Citristrip works as well and smells better than most varnish removers.

Perry Owens

flatnose · Post by **flatnose** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:37 pm

No nitromoors here. The best I have found is about half as good

Grizzly Adams · Post by **Grizzly Adams** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:47 pm

perry owens wrote:If you just want a satin finish Birchwood Casey Stock Sheen and Conditioner will do it. If you really want to strip the finish Citristrip works as well and smells better than most varnish removers.

Perry Owens

+1 on the Citristrip.

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:56 pm

geobru wrote:
What kind of stripper should a guy use to remove the factory finish on a henry stock? My SIL wants a satin finish rather than the shiny factory finish.

I've never come across a Henry H001 Standard with a gloss stock finish.

Mine's got the issue satin finish:

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retmech · Post by **retmech** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:14 pm

I've never come across a Henry H001 Standard with a gloss stock finish.

If they are handled and shot a lot they seem to end up glossy, at least mine has.

mark08 · Post by **mark08** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 8:38 pm

000 or 0000 steel wool will work just fine. DO protect the metal and DO be careful around the edges.

Hagler · Post by **Hagler** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:38 pm

geobru,

My H001L came with a satin finish, not a glossy one. As retmech said, the satin finish turns glossy, if you handle it enough. Mine has a very shiny wrist, because that's where I grip it, the most. Also, you may find that your SIL's wood is not the color that she & you think that it is, because Henry RAC is said to use a tinted final finish.

Shawn

MrMurphy · Post by **MrMurphy** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:40 am

airedaleman wrote:Any commercial stripper will do just fine.

To clarify, the commercial kind that does not practice with a pole......

SJPrice · Post by **SJPrice** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:44 am

MrMurphy wrote:
airedaleman wrote:Any commercial stripper will do just fine.

To clarify, the commercial kind that does not practice with a pole......

Great, now I just spit coffee all over my keyboard.

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