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finishing a stock
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Cram" data-source="post: 210776" data-attributes="member: 2215"><p>Blipelt,</p><p>In the photo atached is my own rifle of which I used 4 sealer coats and 7 top coats of Dupont Automotive Clear to get a high gloss luster. A picture's worth a thousand words, but you almost have to see and feel the finishes I get to really get appreciate them. Automotive clear is the way to go if your looking for a high gloss luster finish. If you don't have a spray gun or experience using one you can always finish the stock in Tru-Oil, which will give a nice finish but not as glossy and will give the lighter colors like maple a yellowish look. Linseed Oil works almost the same as Tru-Oil and you can usually get it in your local hardware store. I've done a couple also with Polycrylic aerosol. It works but you'll get a orange peel effect which will need to be sanded down each coat. They also make the Polycrylic in a brush on which should work well too, but I've never used it since I started using automotive clear. If your looking for someone to finish your stock give me a call, $150 for just what you see here.</p><p><img src="http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii242/KevinCram/65-284001.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Cram, post: 210776, member: 2215"] Blipelt, In the photo atached is my own rifle of which I used 4 sealer coats and 7 top coats of Dupont Automotive Clear to get a high gloss luster. A picture's worth a thousand words, but you almost have to see and feel the finishes I get to really get appreciate them. Automotive clear is the way to go if your looking for a high gloss luster finish. If you don't have a spray gun or experience using one you can always finish the stock in Tru-Oil, which will give a nice finish but not as glossy and will give the lighter colors like maple a yellowish look. Linseed Oil works almost the same as Tru-Oil and you can usually get it in your local hardware store. I've done a couple also with Polycrylic aerosol. It works but you'll get a orange peel effect which will need to be sanded down each coat. They also make the Polycrylic in a brush on which should work well too, but I've never used it since I started using automotive clear. If your looking for someone to finish your stock give me a call, $150 for just what you see here. [IMG]http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii242/KevinCram/65-284001.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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