TC Hawken stock finish
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Believe different finishes were used over the years, some tougher than the stuff they use on bowling alleys. You can try steaming, but I’d call dings character and apply a coat of oil or wax and be happy.
In that case I'd do a complete strip and refinish. You're not going to "steam out" dings in a poly finish, as you propose doing.
It will help seal the wood where (if) the poly seal is broken from the dings.
"You're not going to "steam out" dings in a poly finish, as you propose doing".
What you do is remove the finish (poly ?) from the damaged area, tape mask the surrounding area, steam the dent, and do a multilayer crystal clear fill of the remaining dent till it is flush or near flush. Works quite well. It does help a lot though, if you know what the original finish was.
Gouges are more tedious, but can usually be made fairly inconspicuous.
What you do is remove the finish (poly ?) from the damaged area, tape mask the surrounding area, steam the dent, and do a multilayer crystal clear fill of the remaining dent till it is flush or near flush. Works quite well. It does help a lot though, if you know what the original finish was.
Gouges are more tedious, but can usually be made fairly inconspicuous.
IF "you know what the original finish was" otherwise you'll never get it to blend in perfectly, either color or sheen. I'd rather just start over from scratch.
But ... other than wasted time, effort and material, it doesn't hurt anything to try.
I have refinished 3 TCs, I stripped them down first.
Steamed out the dents and filled the pores with walnut sealer.
I finished the wood with Tru-oil applied with a scotch bright pad for a satin finish.
I added a GM drop in barrel;
Steamed out the dents and filled the pores with walnut sealer.
I finished the wood with Tru-oil applied with a scotch bright pad for a satin finish.
I added a GM drop in barrel;
Looks great, Eric.
I'm currently refurbishing a few of my guns, about 10 or 12 out of a couple of dozen, with the intent of giving them to my grandkids. Because I'm not retired, I'm trying not to spend unnecessary time on any one gun, but method used depends upon the gun. Currently, seems like the old Remington Model 11s and an old Belgian Centaure 'clone' of the 1860 Army are taking the most time.
I'll strip and redo the Hawken if needed to achieve an acceptable look. I'm not going for 'like new'.
I'm currently refurbishing a few of my guns, about 10 or 12 out of a couple of dozen, with the intent of giving them to my grandkids. Because I'm not retired, I'm trying not to spend unnecessary time on any one gun, but method used depends upon the gun. Currently, seems like the old Remington Model 11s and an old Belgian Centaure 'clone' of the 1860 Army are taking the most time.
I'll strip and redo the Hawken if needed to achieve an acceptable look. I'm not going for 'like new'.
