I accidentally let some BP-laden water drizzle down my barrel while cleaning and this was the instant result. This happen to folks often? Any remedy besides new stain?
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Stock Discoloration During Cleaning
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64Springer
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Cleaning a muzzle loader with the muzzle pointed ever so slightly downward prevents water from running down a stock.
Putting a firearm on its butt and pouring water down the barrel, until it overflows everywhere, has always baffled me.
Putting a firearm on its butt and pouring water down the barrel, until it overflows everywhere, has always baffled me.
Not really how it happened, and I'm sure you've never made a mistake.
64Springer
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Didn't say that's how it happened.
Said people do it and I don't understand why.
A barrel doesn't need to be drowned to be cleaned effectively.
A few wet patches run into a horizontal barrel works really well.
Said people do it and I don't understand why.
A barrel doesn't need to be drowned to be cleaned effectively.
A few wet patches run into a horizontal barrel works really well.
try rubbing a little oil on a small spot.. see what happens
Is that a factory finish on the stock? Most finishes except maybe lacquer require something much more aggressive than BP-laden water to be drizzled on them to instantly cause a discoloration like that.
I don't know how to fix the stock, but I do know this.
I remove the barrels if I'm going to use water.
Lots of folks will say that they don't, and that you shouldn't, which is fine with me.
It's not hard to do on my rifles, and I'm pretty careful. My main fear is dropping and losing a pin.
But, that's why I have extra pins. And extra tenons for my CVA.
Good luck with your finish. That's beyond my abilities, which is why I remove the barrels.
I remove the barrels if I'm going to use water.
Lots of folks will say that they don't, and that you shouldn't, which is fine with me.
It's not hard to do on my rifles, and I'm pretty careful. My main fear is dropping and losing a pin.
But, that's why I have extra pins. And extra tenons for my CVA.
Good luck with your finish. That's beyond my abilities, which is why I remove the barrels.
It's an original Springfield musket, so a mix of BLO, turpentine and wax finish. I'm going to try and darken it back up with BLO cut with turpentine. Will report back in case anyone else runs into this issue.
Coffee grounds, used
The longer you rub the darker the wood gets
I pour water down the barrel and use the jag like a bilge pump plunger
makes a mess but the bore looks great when I am done
The longer you rub the darker the wood gets
I pour water down the barrel and use the jag like a bilge pump plunger
makes a mess but the bore looks great when I am done
Uncle Miltie
50 Cal.
Wonder Lube 1000 or Bore Butter makes an excellent stock wax: try it.
I had something similar happen twice now with my Kibler SMR. Only mine is a black streak. I’m not sure if it’s the bone black I had a hard time applying/curing, or if it’s just fouling/powder residue running down. A little mineral spirits on a soft rag took care of it, followed up with some ballistol. I’m going to be a bit more careful and pay better attention to my cleaning next time.
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Always clean horizontally in a caddy... You should be able to blend that streak with a little blo and turpentine.
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Johnny Tremain
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For walnut like that I just use 5-7 hand rubbed coats of tung oil, no stain.
Makes it imperious to just about everything.
Makes it imperious to just about everything.
The coffee ground idea might work, but most likely a sealer once you have the color.
Personally I found all that water and pumping in unnecessary. Living in an apartment ones learns to do things simpler and with no mess.
Lay it on a table, use 'wet patches' only followed by some dry patches, then a couple cleaner/lube patches (Baristal or whatever), optional some alchohol patches, finished with a coat of oil patch (I prefer Barricade).
I can clean a rifle with about 10 patches and 10 Q-tips (I have a vent liner allowing access to the breach).
Now Percussion is a bit different; I remove the barrel and get messier in the bathtub...finishing is same as above.
Personally I found all that water and pumping in unnecessary. Living in an apartment ones learns to do things simpler and with no mess.
Lay it on a table, use 'wet patches' only followed by some dry patches, then a couple cleaner/lube patches (Baristal or whatever), optional some alchohol patches, finished with a coat of oil patch (I prefer Barricade).
I can clean a rifle with about 10 patches and 10 Q-tips (I have a vent liner allowing access to the breach).
Now Percussion is a bit different; I remove the barrel and get messier in the bathtub...finishing is same as above.
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I had that happen to a walnut fullstock flintlock It was finished with a few coats of oil by the maker. First time I cleaned it the stock got all streaked like yours. I refinished it and used tru oil and haven’t had any issues cleaning with soapy water with the barrel In the stock.
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This is a reason that I do not like BLO as a finish.
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I used BLO on my first build, cause everyone said it’s what was on originals. I have come not to believe that. After my first couple of days huntI got in the rain all day, the wool glove i was wearing took off practically all of the finish and much of the stain At the forestock.
You can stain the streak and make it disappear but you have to have some knowledge of artists brushes and blending colors. I sanded one side of a GPR buttstock when I fixed a botched patch box job my nephew did. I used some diluted walnut stain I made from walnut hulls; I brushed on very thin coats until I had a match to the other factory finished side. You may have to go a shade darker on the whole stock to make the line disappear.
I used Tru-Oil put on with a scotch bright pad to cover the re-stain job, this leaves a satin finish much like a GPR original finish.
I used Tru-Oil put on with a scotch bright pad to cover the re-stain job, this leaves a satin finish much like a GPR original finish.
rafterob
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Hopefully you are able to re-blend the finish. I had that happen to me on a rifle and ended up wiping that area aggressively with alcohol, re-staining and oiling. Then I waxed it real well. One coat of wax rubbed in real well and allowed to dry, buff it off. Next day wax it again, that will seal the surface pretty well. Once the surface is sealed well, this issue will not reoccur.
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