refurbishing an old stock

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stalil
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refurbishing an old stock

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Good morning gentlemen, may I ask your advice on refurbishing an old stock of a Anschutz 380. Specifically I would like to know how to re-blacken the grip areas of the stock ( the areas where the surface of the wood is rough in order to enhance grip). Should I use an acrylic black paint, some kind of woodstain or what? I hope this is the right place for such a question. Thanks and regards
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Leon
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I find that woodstain works really well
McMadCow
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Re: refurbishing an old stock

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I just used a stippling point on a soldering iron to re-stipple the grip of my air pistol. The blackness comes naturally when the texture is burned in.
stalil
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thanks gentlemen for your time
JamesHH
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Bear in mind some wood finishing materials do cause skin problems, they aren't all suitable.
McMadCow
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JamesHH wrote: Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:48 pm Bear in mind some wood finishing materials do cause skin problems, they aren't all suitable.
This is true. Boiled linseed oil seems to be a safe standard for that sort of thing. It's what I use in all my guns.
As a reference, I attached a photo of my newly stippled AP. I'm pretty happy with the results.
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Does anyone know how manufacturers do stippling?
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