bronko22000

Have any of you guys refinished a Browning stock? I believemy Micro Hunter hasa polyurethane type finish on it. It really took a beating on my last elk hunt. When this finish scratches it really looks worse than it is.
I was wondering if that spray furniture stripper would remove this finish?

Nick10Ring

I've refinished grips on Browning handguns. It seems to be the toughest finish to get off. Brownells carries a stripper specifically for Browning and other tough finishes.

Nick10Ring
Struthers,Ohio

Hurricanespg

The best way I have found to remove the Browning finish is to scrape it off with shards of glass.

stalkingbear

Get "certistrip" from Brownells. It removes ALL types of finish including epoxy and eurethane. For the new finish, check out "Acra-coat" also sold by Brownells. It's epoxy based, and while requiring 3 days for each coat to cure, is outstanding once done.

bronko22000

Before I bought the Certistrip from Brownells, I did a search and go some K3 stripper for expoy at Walmart. It softened up the finish in the browning stock. Enough that I could scrap it off with a plastic scrapper (I actually used a piece of vinyl siding - which I could shape for the different contours of the stock). I then applied a second coat and used a brass brush to scrub the remaining finish out from the pores in the wood. After final drying and some final sanding and steel wool, I finished with 4 coats of Tru Oil. When the Tru Oil was completely dry, I applied a light coat of satin polyurethane.
I am really pleased with the way it came out. I even like it better than the original finish.

Hurricanespg

Do you have pictures?
How long did you let the stripper set before you started scraping?
Thanks.

bronko22000

Hurricane - I followed the directions on the can. 15 minutes was the dwell time. That finish on the Brownings is tough stuff to remove. Even when I thought I had it all removed and going over the entire stock, I could see small remants of the finish on that I scraped off with a knife.
I figured someone may want to see some pics so I will get some later today.

Pawildman

bronko.....You're right about the KS 3 stripper. Good stuff. Should have told you about it earlier. Sorry. I've been using it for some time now, and it really does a lot better job than the others, for the most part.
In recards to your finishing method, you did just the opposite of what I normally do.... I usually fill and build with the poly and then on a dull, lightly steel wooled final poly coat, I apply several coats of hand-rubbed Tru-Oil. It lets you touch up any future light scratches easily, but I'm sure your method will work as long as the Tru-Oil was totally dry before your final poly finish.
Will be anxious to see how it turned out for you. I'm just getting started on a Model 7 stock. Need to freshen up the checkering in a spot and put a light satin sheen on it.
Glad you're happy with how it turned out.......

bronko22000

You asked for pics of the stock. Here is one, followed by 2 others. Sorry I don't know how to add multiple pics.

bronko22000

Pic 2 of 3