Painting a stock.

[Mark E. Prickett]

I'm just about ready for paint on my Traditions flintlock. My question is how to seal the stock before primer and paint? I'm going to use a high quality automotive one stage paint but the wood I'm thinking will need some type of sealer first.
Anyone with experience with this?

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Why are you painting it?

 

[64Springer]

Why are you painting it?

Glad I'm not the only one who reads Martha Stewart Muzzleloading before painting their rifles.

That looks very nice.

 

[Mark E. Prickett]

Why are you painting it?

Because I can. But really I glued the two halves together and I don't like the cheesy look of the two peice stocks.

 

[64Springer]

Automotive paint is overkill and expensive.

Valspar from Lowe's works really well.

A zillion classic 18th and 19th century colors too.

No need to prime or seal. Let dry for a few months then hit it with some Minwax furniture wax.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

I finished the stock as usual. Then painted with milk paint.

 

[Mark E. Prickett]

Automotive paint is overkill.

Valspar from Lowe's works really well.

A zillion classic 18th and 19th century colors too.

Sealer??

 

[Mark E. Prickett]

I finished the stock as usual. Then painted with milk paint.

Did you use sealer first?

 

[64Springer]

Sealer??

No sealer.

I want the paint to bite into those dry wood fibers.

You could thin the paint for first coat penetration. But I don't.

Crappy pic. Sorry.

 

[Ferryboatcaptain]

How did you make the small dark spots on the stock ? I like the look .

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Did you use sealer first?

Yes, stained first as well. I probaly have 6 coats of Formby's tung oil finish on it before paint.

 

[64Springer]

How did you make the small dark spots on the stock ? I like the look .

With a tiny little paint brush.

Dip the brush in the paint and make a dot. Dip the brush in again and make another dot. Rinse and repeat times infinity.

 

[Appowner]

Why anyone would want to paint a stock I don't know. But not all paints/primers/sealers etc play nice together. So you need to make sure the paint you pick is compatible with the Formbys. A good primer can sometimes overcome any compatibility issues as can considerable dry. And of a lesser compatibility concern is the type of glue if any you used to glue the stock pieces together with.

 

[Kabulrocks]

Shellac is a good sealer.
Somewhere on this forum folks have discussed painted trade guns. I remember seeing pictures of them with light blue or “red iron” colors.
Regarding the shellac- if you ever need to paint masonite or pegboard, seal it with shellac first.

 

[trackpin]

Sealer? Use the epoxy used for coating table tops or building boats. Very slow setting, oily like. Put that on and it will soak in the wood sealing it. You will see where it disappears on end grain. After it is cured, sand and paint.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Why are you painting it?

Sometimes it's correct and authentic.... sometimes......

But in this case the OP may be talking about applying Boiled Linseed Oil and referring to it as "painting" ?

LD

 

[Nav]

Sealer? Use the epoxy used for coating table tops or building boats. Very slow setting, oily like. Put that on and it will soak in the wood sealing it. You will see where it disappears on end grain. After it is cured, sand and paint.

How do you get it on in an even coat? Thin it out a lot?
I use slow set epoxy to set the guides on the rods I build, but those are chucked in a rod finisher and turning for a day or more so they set evenly. Not easy stuff to work with…

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

I didn't know painting a stock was so complicated.

 

[Nav]

I don’t think it’s complicated. There are just a thousand ways to skin that cat.

 

[Pete G]

I didn't know painting a stock was so complicated.

It’s not, but this forum can complicate anything!