I am definatly not a wood guy. I am not that handy refinishing things. But I have a browning gold shotgun I have traded for, where the checkering in the stock has much wear and the finish is basically gone on the checkering. My questions.

1. If I refinish myself, how best to deal wit the checkering area? Do you put remover on it and scrub it with a tooth brush? And after you remove it, how best to apply a good finish to the checkering? I know you can't sand the checkering. Does it just get a few few good light coats and sand the rest between coats?

2. Can I just put finish on the checkering only? Cause the reast of the stock is in good shape. Maybe dab the checkering?