DIY Hand Rubbed Oil on factory CZ stock

[rdog]

I will be back for another look, this is good,
Anyone with any experience using paint stripper can the checkering etc be cleanly removed and oil the lot?
I did an old .410 TruOil once. It came up smooth well nice, I have a cz550, maybe that will look better with Oil

I use paint stripper & a scrubbing brush then a tooth brush to clean out the checkering, wash with hot water & detergent& let dry for a couple of days, much better than sanding the old finish off.

 

[Nhoro]

Here is my 30-06 stock before and after.

 

[Never Been]

So I've seen this done with just stripping the finish rather than sanding. What are the advantages of sanding vs just stripping? Filling pores? I think I'm going to try this with 3 of my CZ's.

 

[Nhoro]

You can strip the finish with a chemical stripper quite easily. It then needs thorough washing and you will need to sand the surface or use a cabinet scraper. The polyurethane type finish on most rifles will soak into the wood a little and can leave a blotchy surface if you just strip and oil. You will also find the surface pretty rough after stripping but it definitely saves some labour. Instead of sanding, I would recommend using a scraper- Google cabinet scrapers. A cabinet scraper leaves a nicer surface and is easier to work around checkering. Chemical strippers will also clear the checkered, you can just brush off the finish. So use a stripper but you will still need to sand back or scrape the surface and the fill pores etc

 

[Never Been]

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the reply. The pores don't really bother me, but I would of course want the surface finish to be consistent, so would I be sanding with pretty fine stuff? How do you know you've sanded enough?

 

[Nhoro]

So I scraped the finish off with a sharp cabinet scraper not stripper. It was pretty easy to see when the finish ends and saw dust/raw wood starts.You probably only need a little sanding with 400 grit after using stripper before going to 600 and finer.