Another stock finish question

Arcamm · Mar 1, 2017

I just picked up a Boyds stock for my Savage MKII. It's unfinished and so far, I've only sanded it down.

I want to do it in a wood finish for now, but want to keep the option open for painting it if I don't like the look.

Would Tru-Oil or some poly finish be best if I want to paint it in the future?

Hit and Run · Mar 1, 2017

I think stripping oil

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iH8DemLibz · Mar 1, 2017

An oil in any form may prevent good adhesion of paint down the road.

Hit it with an alcohol base stain and top it off with polyurethane.

Then you can strip the poly off if need be and have clean dry wood again.

buellsfurn · Mar 1, 2017

iH8DemLibz said:
An oil in any form may prevent good adhesion of paint down the road.

Hit it with an alcohol base stain and top it off with polyurethane.

Then you can strip the poly off if need be and have clean dry wood again.

This, or just polyurethane it will darken some plus you'll see that perdy wood grain

Doco Overboard · Mar 2, 2017

Stain and oil it with BLO or tung oil with some driers, if you want to paint later on wash it out with a hot iron and lacquer thinner. I wouldn't use anything poly based like tru oil or linspeed which can give a wavy surface texture which will need sanded out with cut back tru oil and mineral spirits if its put on too thick from the start.

stu929 · Mar 3, 2017

My vote was some stain and tung oil but I doubt I would paint it.

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Pinecone · Mar 5, 2017

I did a semi finished Fajen 10/22 stock with Arrow wood finish.

I was very happy with how it went on and how it turned out.

http://www.arrowwoodfinish.com/

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