Stock refinishing - black spots after stripper?

[alien2108]

Hey all!

I decided to refinish my Mauser stock, since it was lacquered and I really hated it...Now after using the stripper and removing all the lacquer I have this small black spots all over the stock...they become a bit more visible if stained with water. I think those were there before, but not so visible with all that lacquer over....Should I worry or simply stain a bit darker to hide them? Any tips appreciated!



When watered:

 

[capt14k]

Make sure all the lacquer is off and use oxalid acid to clean it. You shouldn't have stripped it completely and just tried removing the lacquer.

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[alien2108]

Make sure all the lacquer is off and use oxalid acid to clean it. You shouldn't have stripped it completely and just tried removing the lacquer.

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Thnx for tip, will try that tomorrow! I wanted to go "Full monty" as to start with a "virgin" wood. I have another stock at hand if I screw things up!

 

[sheepdog]

You can try Clorox and about an hour in the sun. Rinse well and wipe down liberally with mineral spirits. I refinished wooden golf clubs back in the 80's and used this method often. Never seemed to hurt the integrity of the wood as long as you got the bleach off.

 

[brugmanncues]

I've done a bit of wood work, and it looks like the original stain/oil, or whatever was used, seeped into the pores of the wood. I stained a piece one time, didn't like how it looked so I re-sanded and this looks almost identical to that.

Nathan

 

[tjg79]

Stripping, sanding, etc.... It sounds as though this thread ought to be moved to the Infernus forum.

 

[alien2108]

After using Oxalic acid a couple of times, things look very good now! So this is really the way to go after suggested by many many threads on this issue. People also use that to restore old furniture (especially removing those nasty black stains left from water....).

 

[capt14k]

After using Oxalic acid a couple of times, things look very good now! So this is really the way to go after suggested by many many threads on this issue. People also use that to restore old furniture (especially removing those nasty black stains left from water....).

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Glad to see it worked. Also noticed my spell check decided to change an acid to a discontinued medication. Seems there is no rhyme or reason sometimes for the words spell check makes.

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