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13 February 2007, 03:36

375-06JDJ

darkening a laminant stock

Gary Reeder has listed that they can darken the laminant of a Ruger #1 stock. Any idea on how to get a pigment to penetrate wood that is already full of resin? Thanks for suggestions.
wk

13 February 2007, 04:03

congomike

Rustoleum or Krylon....

Seriously though, my guess would be he strips the stock, dyes it somehow and then re-applies a polyurethene type finish....I don't see any way to darken it with the finish on it, while maintaining a durable finish.

13 February 2007, 04:13

vapodog

boiled linseed oil will darken a lot of woods.

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13 February 2007, 04:33

jeffeosso

all lams darken up, to a greater or lesser degree...

once you strip the finish off....

couple drops of "dye" in some polyU in a jar (shaken) will do it, depending on how dark you want to go

may I suggest brownells "acra black"? (just kidding)

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13 February 2007, 05:54

375-06JDJ

What kind of "dye" are you talking about, Jeffe? wk

13 February 2007, 06:24

jeffeosso

TC1 got some wicked red dye... its on his brno he poss some pics of, with boneblack

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14 February 2007, 08:51

375-06JDJ

I was thinking about doing an epoxy finish based on acraglass. If I use the die they include, would it penetrate the wood?

15 February 2007, 22:50

<xs headspace>

I did a Savage BVSS stock by stripping the original finish with a gel type stripper, a wipedown with acetone and steel wool, and then a spirit dye stain. Pre-64 Pilkington. Then about 4-5 coats of satin poly in a spray can. Looks like rosewood, with the reddish walnut dye stain, and the stripes from the glue---was nutmeg brown before. Be sure to dry well after the acetone and the stain before doing the final finish coats.

15 February 2007, 23:20

RayGunter

quote:
Originally posted by xs headspace:
I did a Savage BVSS stock by stripping the original finish with a gel type stripper, a wipedown with acetone and steel wool, and then a spirit dye stain. Pre-64 Pilkington. Then about 4-5 coats of satin poly in a spray can. Looks like rosewood, with the reddish walnut dye stain, and the stripes from the glue---was nutmeg brown before. Be sure to dry well after the acetone and the stain before doing the final finish coats.

Can you post a pic of that stock? I sure would like to see how it turned out.

16 February 2007, 05:25

Tex21

quote:
boiled linseed oil will darken a lot of woods.

Except laminates.

Or at least any of the laminates I've ever worked with. Why would a wood that's designed to repel moisture absorb BLO?

08 March 2007, 00:10

Fast Ed

I don't know how it would work on a stock that had already been sealed, but I just stained a raw laminated stock with a Walnut stain and it looks great. I am finishing with Tru-oil over the stain.

This was a Richard's Microfit.

Fast Ed