how to take old stain off stock?
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- Advanced Levergunner
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how to take old stain off stock?
I have a Winchester SRC that someone has put a heavy stain over the original finish. What is the best way, or is there, to remove this coating and leave as much of the original finish as possible?
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- El Chivo
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Stain soaks into the wood, and the only way to remove it is to sand off the top layer of wood. This is probably what the original finish is - stain only.
I have had good luck with the paste-style paint remover on guitars and such, it bleaches the wood a little but doesn't remove any wood, and the thick lacquer varnish scrapes right off.
Don't try this without testing, but I saw a hot gun paint remover at Wal Mart that heats up paint so it flakes off. That may work without changing the color of the original stain.
You can always re-stain it if you don't like the color you get after removing the varnish.
I have had good luck with the paste-style paint remover on guitars and such, it bleaches the wood a little but doesn't remove any wood, and the thick lacquer varnish scrapes right off.
Don't try this without testing, but I saw a hot gun paint remover at Wal Mart that heats up paint so it flakes off. That may work without changing the color of the original stain.
You can always re-stain it if you don't like the color you get after removing the varnish.
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