T/C stock refinish question

[westrayer]

I have an old T/C Hawken that I bought from a friend that needed the money. It is in need of TLC. I have already dealt with the rust and bore. The stock has several deep gouges to the finish. Not into the wood though.
What would you recommend removing the original finish and then what to use to replace it? Any idea what was originally applied to the wood? It seems like some type of lacquer.

 

[Dave Marsh]

I've stripped three using Citristrip. One took a couple of coats. Then scraped and sanded them and put a Tung Oil finish on them. No idea what the original finish was. Good luck.

 

[Phil Coffins]

A couple of TCs that I refinished. Safety Stripper then sand paper with BC Tru-Oil finish. There is a bit of reshaping on these.
IMG_0825 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

 

[ChuckJonesWagon]

I've reshaped and replaced a lot on my T\C. GM barrel, triggers and trigger guard.

But to remove the old finish I just sanded it off. Wasn't all that difficult. After I got the shape where I wanted it I applied a sealer, then several coats of Tru Oil. I think maybe 3 coats did it.

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Sandpaper and various scrapers for me. I sealed it back up with bees was and oil rubbed. Then 20-25 coats of gun wax. If the brass gets proud here and there from wood removal just knock it down with a single cut and buff it back to desired smoothness using sandpaper, steel wool or scotch brite.

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

LED lighting skews the look in this picture. It looks dynamite outside. I scrubbed the lock back clean steel and used JAX on all the brass.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I use two applications of Kleen Strip on the two TCs I refinished. Like others I did a lot of wood removal, I sealed the walnut with Birchwood Casey stock sealer and finished up with 5 coats of Tru-oil.

 

[Cowboy]

A couple of TCs that I refinished. Safety Stripper then sand paper with BC Tru-Oil finish. There is a bit of reshaping on these.
IMG_0825 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

Beautiful work!

 

[Eric Krewson]

I forgot to mention, I put the Tru-oil on with a 1" square of green scotch bright pad. I put the Tru-oil on heavy, scrubbed it in, then quickly wiped off all the excess with an old washcloth, this leaves a satin finish instead of the usual shiny finish the Tru-oil usually leaves.