Schultz
Well-Known Member
While cruising around ARFCOM I found this thread and figured I'd give it a try. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=64&t=123746 I had picked up a Bulgarian AK74 stock a while back stock that was roughly painted brown and would be a good test subject for this. I will say at this point that the biggest part of this job is gonna be the drying time.
Here's what i used for the test it's pretty much along the same lines as the posted thread.
I did have a pic of the stripper usage but this goofy computer has made it disappear, You guys know how it works anyways. What i did different here was after the stripper had worked and was wiped off I used #0 steel wool to remove what little hadn't come off the first time. With that done I used a product called awesome cleaner which can be had at Dollar General sprayed the pieces down and used the steel wool again washed with warm water and let them sit and dry for 24 hours.
Ok the fun part. After finding the liquid wine colored rit dye at Wally World I applied it with a rag being generous with the initial application and then wiping off the excess. For me one coat did it however a second coat would have made it darker at least it did with a test piece of wood I did first. After letting them dry for 24 hours here is the result.
Almost done. I have used spray polyurethane on other projects but never on gun stocks so I'm hoping this turns out as good as those did. With fast drying spray poly you have to re-coat within two hours otherwise you have to wait 72 hours. I did 3 thin coats which I think is enough for me and let them dry the minimum 72 hours per the instructions. Overall I'm real pleased with this method and give a special thanks to the OP of the ARFCOM thread. Now all i need is a Bulgy AK74 to put these on, Whatcha think?
Here's what i used for the test it's pretty much along the same lines as the posted thread.
I did have a pic of the stripper usage but this goofy computer has made it disappear, You guys know how it works anyways. What i did different here was after the stripper had worked and was wiped off I used #0 steel wool to remove what little hadn't come off the first time. With that done I used a product called awesome cleaner which can be had at Dollar General sprayed the pieces down and used the steel wool again washed with warm water and let them sit and dry for 24 hours.
Ok the fun part. After finding the liquid wine colored rit dye at Wally World I applied it with a rag being generous with the initial application and then wiping off the excess. For me one coat did it however a second coat would have made it darker at least it did with a test piece of wood I did first. After letting them dry for 24 hours here is the result.
Almost done. I have used spray polyurethane on other projects but never on gun stocks so I'm hoping this turns out as good as those did. With fast drying spray poly you have to re-coat within two hours otherwise you have to wait 72 hours. I did 3 thin coats which I think is enough for me and let them dry the minimum 72 hours per the instructions. Overall I'm real pleased with this method and give a special thanks to the OP of the ARFCOM thread. Now all i need is a Bulgy AK74 to put these on, Whatcha think?
