Ugly Stained Stock

[nhmoose]

But real usage. I would leave it be.

 

[TRow]

I like it the way it is. Character.

 

[acavdragoon]

Leave it be.

You have to do the maintenance! You just can’t leave it to rot and rust away! Every mechanical item needs maintenance, it’s not like restoration, it’s maintaining it for use. Rust is not a patina!! And neither is dirt and grime!

 

[acavdragoon]

There have been a lot of original guns ruined by "restoration".

I’m not restoring it, I’m cleaning it to use! It’s called “maintenance”.

 

[acavdragoon]

leave it as is and order something from Kibler to finish bright and shiny!

I already have 10-12 Kibler’s! Sorry I’ve lost count…. I’m not making this musket shiny to look like new! I plan on shooting this musket as well as all my other muskets. I’m doing the maintenance on it.

 

[1950DAVE]

Oxalic acid will lighten the wood even around the stains. My experience with it was the wood around the stain lightened proportionally as much as the stain itself. The stain was still there only lighter as will the other wood.
It’s your gun, do as you wish.

 

[M. De Land]

I understand that Oxalic Acid will take the black water stains out of wood, I might try that. Anyone used that?

Well you certainly are not likely to make it look worse. I'd use some of that citric finish remover, then Brownell's sells stock whiting which pulls oil and water stain out of wood.