Tx200Hc Stock Lightening

[bigmac 97kt 13,751]

LITTLE HUNTERS NEW TX200 WALNUT STOCK WAS FAR TO DARK

 

SOME THING ME AND VIZ HAVE NOTICED WITH THE NEW AA,S WOOD LATELY

 

AND A LOT OF THE GRAIN IN THEM IS HIDDEN BECAUSE OF THIS SO IV TOOK HIS OFF HIS ACTION AND PUT IT IN A BATH OF WARM WATER NOT HOT BUT NOT COLD ETHER THIS SAVES A LOT OF WORK AS YOU USE THE SOAP SUDS TO TAKE THE OIL OUT WITH AN OLD SPONGE

 

YOU MAY AT FIRST THINK ITS NOT DOING THE TRICK BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLOR OF THE WATER YOU WILL SEE IT IS

 

ONCE YOU HAVE DONE THIS JUST DRY HER OFF WITH AN OLD TEA TOWEL AND LET HER DRY

 

FOR AN HOUR OR TWO YOU WILL SEE THE AFFECT AS SHE DRYS

 

ALL IM GOING TO DO NOW IS 0000 WIRE WOOL HER TO LIGHTEN HER UP A BIT MORE

 

NO SANDING HER WITH SAND PAPER UNLESS IM NOT HAPPY WITH HER THEN SHE WILL BE TAKEN RIGHT BACK

 

TO PURE WOOD

 

ATVBMAC :thumbs:

 

PS,, DO NOT LEAVE IT IN THE WATER AND WALK AWAY FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME

 

THIS WILL COARSE HER TO SWELL AND WHEN SHE DRY,S MAY SPLIT THE STOCK

 

JUST A QUICK WASH OVER FOR A FEW MINS WILL BE ALL IT WILL NEED

 

 

[bigmac 97kt 13,751]

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[flynndog 543]

Looking smart Mac

[bigmac 97kt 13,751]

Looking smart Mac

Cheers FD

 

she will still be dark when the oil is put on but she will be just a bit lighter than before

 

showing all of the grain

 

Once you have given her a light going over with the 0000 wire wool give her a wash over to remove all the wire wool filings that will be left on the stock

 

then leave it to dry

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[toby63 1,236]

am sure it will turn out great ?

[bigmac 97kt 13,751]

Right the oiling ,(i did most of the work this morning lads so if it looks like im doing this faster than the times iv stated thats why)

 

I like to put the oil in my hands or you could use a lint free cloth but i find that your hands are best i put the oil in my hand then onto the stock rub it in until you feel the wood and your hand gets warm keep doing this as it helps the oil penetrate the wood and the warmth helps open the paws of the wood for the oil to sink in better

 

The oil i all ways use is the natural tung oil this has no coloring to it so will not darken the wood as much

 

as you can see its fetched out the grain just the way i want it

 

not to dark and not to light

 

ill leave it to sink in for one hour only then wipe the excess of with a lint free cloth

 

then she will be left until tomorrow morning then a quick buff and put back in her action once i have checked her over to see if she needs any more oil this will be seen easily as you may have dry patches on the stock where not enough oil has been applied if so just apply more oil and leave to sink in for another hour then wipe off as before .

 

you can now see the grain has popped and all the grain is on show now

 

im well happy with the result

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

 

 

[bigmac 97kt 13,751]

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[bigmac 97kt 13,751]

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right i all ways put some of the oil inside the stock where the action sits in to as this is often over looked when oil is applied

 

as when your out with the rifle and it gets wet ie raining this part of the stock some times gets over looked as its not seen so the oil will protect the wood from the inside as well as the out side

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[philpot 4,942]

Can't believe how light the stock is after a wash Jimmy. Well I'm off to Suffolk again next week but I might try this when I get back, it might even make me start to love her a bit......................perhaps.

 

Phil

[Durham John 693]

should be on the top shelf this mate!!,

 

pure gun porn

 

really stunning grain

 

DJ

[Jonjon79 13,357]

For feck sake Mac, pack it in - I was perfectly content with mine until you started again

 

 

Also, can't LH have it as an early Christmas present?

I'd be going nuts knowing that's sat there waiting for me

[bigmac 97kt 13,751]

For feck sake Mac, pack it in - I was perfectly content with mine until you started again

 

 

Also, can't LH have it as an early Christmas present?

I'd be going nuts knowing that's sat there waiting for me

GO FOR IT PHIL

 

YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOOSE

 

IF YOU FECK IT UP JUST SEND IT TO ME AND ILL BRING IT BACK DOWN WHEN IM DONE

 

JJ, his mother say,s NO

 

LOL

 

atvbjimmy :thumbs:

[bigmac 97kt 13,751]

Just put the action back into the stock just before dark

 

but she still needs to stand untill tomorrow morning to dry proper

 

then a quick buff and she will be done

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[si brown 8,486]

For feck sake Mac, pack it in - I was perfectly content with mine until you started again

 

 

Also, can't LH have it as an early Christmas present?

I'd be going nuts knowing that's sat there waiting for me

its gonna be a long couple o months for him jon!!

you should of seen his face light up when he realised it was his

one lucky lad but he knows it

atb si

[si brown 8,486]

looking good jimmy

picked me replacement up aft work... very happy

atb si