GOOF OFF for stripping a stock?

[ppg1949]

Hello, anyone ever use GOOF OFF to strip the stain off a stock? I was thinking about refinishing a stock with a darker stain but don't want to spend hours sanding.
Thanks

 

[Phil Coffins]

I’ve used Safty Stripper or the like. Most times I do a bit of reshaping befor sanding to refine contours and flatten rolled edges. Just a bit of time spent on these things can make more difference then mere color change. Using various grits of fresh paper makes the job quick and easy. Don’t neglect using blocks and dowels behind the paper for best results and you’ll be paid back with superior finish.

 

[ppg1949]

I’ve used Safty Stripper or the like. Most times I do a bit of reshaping befor sanding to refine contours and flatten rolled edges. Just a bit of time spent on these things can make more difference then mere color change. Using various grits of fresh paper makes the job quick and easy. Don’t neglect using blocks and dowels behind the paper for best results and you’ll be paid back with superior finish.

P.C., I've never heard Safty Stripper. Thanks for the info. In the past after I stripped the stain I did light sanding before I finish it. I've read other post here that some people use Acetone to strip the old stain but I'm a little reluctant to use it.
Thanks

 

[nhmoose]

If my stock was covered in Bubble gum or ketchup dried on or crap like that maybe. But for real finish remover I would use a paint stripper.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

I use citrustrip with good results.

 

[Phil Coffins]

Citrus strip works good too and smells nice.

 

[ppg1949]

Citrus strip works good too and smells nice.

I use citrustrip with good results.

S.P & P.C., I never heard of citrus strip so I looked it up. I think I'm going to try this. Info said it can cut through seven layers of anything and not harm the wood. Did you use the spray on or wipe on type?
Thanks

 

[springfield art]

Hello, anyone ever use GOOF OFF to strip the stain off a stock? I was thinking about refinishing a stock with a darker stain but don't want to spend hours sanding.
Thanks

I've stripped 3 or 4 stocks, using that spray stripper in the green label, that smells like oranges. Google spray paint strippers, you'll see it almost anywhere paints is sold. Try not to do a lot of sanding; you may need 2 or 3 applications; don't drown it with water, that will swell the wood. Just wipe with damp cloths. Do outdoors, so the goop drips onto a pile of newspapers; hang the stock with a wire hanger or such. The product I have in mind is touted as being usable indoors due to the mild odor, but it will 'burn' your skin so use goggles and disposable gloves. This will even remove the modern polyurethane finishes, but will need
more than one application. Will google that myself and post shortly the name.

 

[springfield art]

I've stripped 3 or 4 stocks, using that spray stripper in the green label, that smells like oranges. Google spray paint strippers, you'll see it almost anywhere paints is sold. Try not to do a lot of sanding; you may need 2 or 3 applications; don't drown it with water, that will swell the wood. Just wipe with damp cloths. Do outdoors, so the goop drips onto a pile of newspapers; hang the stock with a wire hanger or such. The product I have in mind is touted as being usable indoors due to the mild odor, but it will 'burn' your skin so use goggles and disposable gloves. This will even remove the modern polyurethane finishes, but will need
more than one application. Will google that myself and post shortly the name.

Yeah, Smokey said it, Citrustrip. Thanks, Plainsman!

 

[ppg1949]

I've stripped 3 or 4 stocks, using that spray stripper in the green label, that smells like oranges. Google spray paint strippers, you'll see it almost anywhere paints is sold. Try not to do a lot of sanding; you may need 2 or 3 applications; don't drown it with water, that will swell the wood. Just wipe with damp cloths. Do outdoors, so the goop drips onto a pile of newspapers; hang the stock with a wire hanger or such. The product I have in mind is touted as being usable indoors due to the mild odor, but it will 'burn' your skin so use goggles and disposable gloves. This will even remove the modern polyurethane finishes, but will need
more than one application. Will google that myself and post shortly the name.

s'art, I will try the spray first. I appreciate your input. I was planning on gloves, googles and outside with the garage door open so no wind.
Thanks

 

[Dillon W.]

I’ve stripped 3 stocks now including an old Mosin Nagant using Citri-Strip. Works wonders, and fast! And a little goes a long way! Great stuff!

 

[Dillon W.]

Got it at Lowe’s, I think it was $7 for a jug of it, still got a lot left

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Citrustrip gel can be used indoors. Wear gloves and use a drop cloth and just wipe a thick layer on, leave up to overnight, and scrape off with an old credit card or something. Works great and should leave bare wood.

 

[ppg1949]

Citrustrip gel can be used indoors. Wear gloves and use a drop cloth and just wipe a thick layer on, leave up to overnight, and scrape off with an old credit card or something. Works great and should leave bare wood.

Got it at Lowe’s, I think it was $7 for a jug of it, still got a lot left

S.P. & D.W., I did check out Lowe's, Menard's and Ace Hardware. Almost all the same price. The credit card is a good idea. I never thought of that.
Thanks guys

 

[Ken Neeld]

Easy Off Oven cleaner will draw all the oil out of a stock, remove the finish and clean the shower, all at the same time. If it's really dirty a 2nd bath is OK.

 

[ppg1949]

Easy Off Oven cleaner will draw all the oil out of a stock, remove the finish and clean the shower, all at the same time. If it's really dirty a 2nd bath is OK.

K.N., I've heard that Easy Off Oven cleaner has been used. Have you used it? How long do you leave it on the stock? That might be a last resort to try. Thanks for your input.

 

[wzroberts]

Another vote for wipe-on Citri-strip or Citrustrip, whatever it's called. WMT and most box stores carry it. One tip: after applying, place the stock inside a garbage bag to slow evaporation. The longer it stays moist, the longer it works.

 

[ppg1949]

Another vote for wipe-on Citri-strip or Citrustrip, whatever it's called. WMT and most box stores carry it. One tip: after applying, place the stock inside a garbage bag to slow evaporation. The longer it stays moist, the longer it works.

wzr, good idea, thanks

 

[SDSmlf]

Have used a product called KrudKutter and/or TSP to remove finish and oil from Milsurp stocks. Find it works to remove most any finish except for the bowing ally or basketball floor factory finish you find on some stocks.

 

[Semisane]

In addition to credit cards, you can cut scrapers from any plastic container like milk jugs, orange juice jugs, plastic buckets/tubs, etc. Cut some with curved surfaces to match the contour of the stock.