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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Refinish wood on a citori |
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Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:58 pm
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Joined: 01 Oct 2007
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Location: Minnesota
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I have a Browning Citori with the very glossy Browning wood finish. I want to have it refinished in a satin finish. I absolutely will not tackle that myself.
Anyone use Ahlmans in Mn for that?
Other recommendations on who could do it?
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Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:46 pm
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Location: Tappahannock, Virginia
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Mark Larson. He’s a member here under uncledanfan. He can strip the wood and do a very nice traditional oil finish. |
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Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:48 pm
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Location: Tappahannock, Virginia
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Thu Jul 01, 2021 6:37 pm
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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16'er is correct, Mark is a pro that will do the job you need done. I also recommend Charles Yellott in North Hudson, NY. Both do great work.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
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Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:09 am
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Joined: 08 Feb 2009
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Location: Western WA
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Glossy factory finishes are easily rubbed down to satin by using a felt pad with oil and fine pumice stone powder. If you want a semi gloss then use toothpaste instead of pumice. The return trip is a challenge however, as a hard gloss is difficult to restore from a satin finish.
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Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:19 pm
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Joined: 26 Apr 2010
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Location: NCWa
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I stripped the glossy finish off of a Browning Superlight a few years ago and applied an oil finish. The job is quite straight-forward. The main thing was to get a stripper that would work on the Browning finish- I have photos of the process if you are interested. |
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Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:32 pm
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Joined: 30 Sep 2020
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Location: ont canada
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Brewster11 wrote: |
Glossy factory finishes are easily rubbed down to satin by using a felt pad with oil and fine pumice stone powder. If you want a semi gloss then use toothpaste instead of pumice. The return trip is a challenge however, as a hard gloss is difficult to restore from a satin finish.
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X2 easy peasy did that on a upland special turned out great . |
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Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:35 pm
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Joined: 01 Oct 2007
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Location: Minnesota
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Thanks americanmeet, but I’ll have it done professionally. |
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Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:14 am
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I did just the opposite on my 525 32". Had the shittiest dull finish on a nice piece of wood. I go to trap shoots playing games. See all these Cole, kregoffs, peewzees, with their deep gloss finish. So I got some Tru oil and started to work . About every 5 to seven days I would rub it down and give another coat. Did this for about 3 months during the winter. Thought what did I get into. Could not achieve the clear gloss I wanted. And then one day I went to check on the drying and WHAM BAM THANK YOU MAM. The finish was exactly what I was going for. So I let it keep drying the rest of the winter. Got some gun socks for the barrels & forearm & buttstock. That was 3 years ago and still looks great. But I wouldn't attempt it again. I just don't have the patience again. |
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Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:09 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2007
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American Meet and BigBlue—if it’s no trouble, I, for one, would be very interested in seeing the pictures/reading the directions of how you took that glossy finish off of your shotguns and went to an oil finish. I have several shotguns and rifles with the glossy finish, and I love the guns but dislike that look. I’d certainly try it out on one of my basic firearms first.
PM me if that’s easier than posting, and I’ll send my email if you want.
Thanks,
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Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:17 am
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Joined: 30 Sep 2020
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Location: ont canada
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Sent you a pm with my address. |
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Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:57 am
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Location: NCWa
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8mmFan, I have digital photos of the stages, now if I can locate the chip. |
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Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:40 pm
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Location: NCWa
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I found the DVD on which I have the photos but they aren't on a processing site, so I can't get them on here. I can e-mail them if you or anyone wants to PM an e-mail address. |
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Posted:
Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:25 am
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PM sent to both of you guys. Much appreciated.
8mmFan |
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Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:43 am
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Joined: 26 Apr 2010
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Location: NCWa
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I tried to set-up an account with jpg.com to post photos. The site said they would send an email to me to complete the process, but it's been a few days so not sure what the deal is. Photos to be sent via e-mail. |
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