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What is the best way to remove the finish (presumably oil) from a stock? I have heard of using steel wool, or sand paper. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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If the stock is oil soaked I start with an acetone bath, followed by a bath of denatured alcohol.If no oil soaking is present I use chemical strippers such as citrus-strip, zip strip etc followed by whatever the directions call for to neutralize the stripper. I try to only sand the bare minimum amount and always when the metal is in the wood. I try to not use anything below 240 grit and always use backers for my paper. Good luck!
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If the stock is oil soaked I start with an acetone bath, followed by a bath of denatured alcohol.If no oil soaking is present I use chemical strippers such as citrus-strip, zip strip etc followed by whatever the directions call for to neutralize the stripper. I try to only sand the bare minimum amount and always when the metal is in the wood. I try to not use anything below 240 grit and always use backers for my paper. Good luck! Steve What's the need for the follow-up alcohol bath? I've always just stopped after the acetone bath and had no problems. Steve
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Might be overkill, just my method.
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i use the same method as stevie i wipe the stock down with denatured alcohol using clean paper towel.
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Thanks Steve, I appreciate your candor. Another reason I asked is that I know Wonko follows up with an alcohol bath too.
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Yes. Soak in Acetone or MEK. Will take off just about anything but some urithane finishes and get the crap out of the wood.
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I a chemical stripper to get the built up finish off the surface. Then I use Acetone to neutralize the stripper. I use a fairly hot stripper for refinishing. It will not take out oil and for that I have been using a product called Super Clean. If you use a soak tank it will remove lots more oil. I then use an Acetone bath to remove any residue from the Super Clean to bring the wood to color. Super Clean has a tendency to leave a darker color to the wood when dry. The Acetone changes the color back to neutral.
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Thanks to all who replied.
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