Ithaca did it for years on their 600-series O/Us and their 200- and 280-series SxSs. Norvasc sales went through the roof as a few guys began to refinish the faux stuff and saw what was underneath. I remember a very skilled smith who also built stocks showing me one he had just stripped bare, dried, and was in the process of applying his own "Crayola" finish. From orange crate slat to fine European walnut in about an hour and a half! KBM