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Yet another DIY bedding question
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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Fever" data-source="post: 1887761" data-attributes="member: 113501"><p>I used blue painter's tape to mask everything I could get to that I didn't want epoxy on for both the action and stock.</p><p></p><p>When I applied mold release, I did apply 2-3 coats of dollar store brown shoe polish. The color made it easier to see where it was applied before i buffed each layer. I did apply release over the tape which was a good idea.</p><p></p><p>In my bedding job, my action was not machined to a high surface quality or polished and that slightly rough surface keyed in to the bedding so I didn't need to bed the sides of my recoil lug, it locks in to the bedding and won't rotate. The scope rail bedding also keys in to the surface so it is more solid than I expected.</p><p></p><p>I would just say, you want to bed where the back of the recoil lug seats and the underside of the receiver in enough places to support it, you don't need a perfect negative mold of your action so if you miss a spot it's probably fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Fever, post: 1887761, member: 113501"] I used blue painter's tape to mask everything I could get to that I didn't want epoxy on for both the action and stock. When I applied mold release, I did apply 2-3 coats of dollar store brown shoe polish. The color made it easier to see where it was applied before i buffed each layer. I did apply release over the tape which was a good idea. In my bedding job, my action was not machined to a high surface quality or polished and that slightly rough surface keyed in to the bedding so I didn't need to bed the sides of my recoil lug, it locks in to the bedding and won't rotate. The scope rail bedding also keys in to the surface so it is more solid than I expected. I would just say, you want to bed where the back of the recoil lug seats and the underside of the receiver in enough places to support it, you don't need a perfect negative mold of your action so if you miss a spot it's probably fine. [/QUOTE]
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