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<blockquote data-quote="P7M13" data-source="post: 2078500" data-attributes="member: 94154"><p>I tried Formby's with a recent M70. Ugh, what a mess. Wound up using mostly laquer thinner. Depending on the finish applied, methyl alcohol works, as well as acetone, like [USER=109828]@8x68s[/USER] suggests.</p><p>Remember to use gloves that will withstand the solvent you are using, as well as a solvent rated respirator.</p><p></p><p>I painstakingly recut a lot of the hand checkering in the stock because it was completely gunked up with the Formby's garbage. What a PITA. In a moment of impatience, I used a steel brush (clean, unused one) that I have a few of for cleaning up welds. Wow, it worked great!</p><p></p><p>Here's info on my refinish:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/tung-oil.345634/#post-2745091[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Edit to add:</p><p>some stains are just surface. Those you strip and sand.</p><p>Others, absorbed into the wood, may require more diligent approaches. Some methods:</p><div style="margin-left: 20px">Bleach with Oxalic acid</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">bleach with dilute chlorine solution then follow up with ammonia wash</div> <div style="margin-left: 20px">Try different solvents. One of the tricks we did in wood shop when a stain was absorbed preferentially in an area, leaving a dark blotch, was to saturate a rag with thinner (turp or mineral spirits) and "rub it out". Think of it like washing a dog poo out of the rug.</div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="P7M13, post: 2078500, member: 94154"] I tried Formby's with a recent M70. Ugh, what a mess. Wound up using mostly laquer thinner. Depending on the finish applied, methyl alcohol works, as well as acetone, like [USER=109828]@8x68s[/USER] suggests. Remember to use gloves that will withstand the solvent you are using, as well as a solvent rated respirator. I painstakingly recut a lot of the hand checkering in the stock because it was completely gunked up with the Formby's garbage. What a PITA. In a moment of impatience, I used a steel brush (clean, unused one) that I have a few of for cleaning up welds. Wow, it worked great! Here's info on my refinish: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/tung-oil.345634/#post-2745091[/URL] Edit to add: some stains are just surface. Those you strip and sand. Others, absorbed into the wood, may require more diligent approaches. Some methods: [INDENT]Bleach with Oxalic acid[/INDENT] [INDENT]bleach with dilute chlorine solution then follow up with ammonia wash[/INDENT] [INDENT]Try different solvents. One of the tricks we did in wood shop when a stain was absorbed preferentially in an area, leaving a dark blotch, was to saturate a rag with thinner (turp or mineral spirits) and "rub it out". Think of it like washing a dog poo out of the rug.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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