refurbishing an old stock

[stalil]

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
Stavros

[Leon]

I find that woodstain works really well

[McMadCow]

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]

thanks gentlemen for your time

[JamesHH]

Bear in mind some wood finishing materials do cause skin problems, they aren't all suitable.

[McMadCow]

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.

[JamesHH]

Does anyone know how manufacturers do stippling?