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Offline Mauser06

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Removing acid stain?
« on: July 22, 2016, 06:03:56 AM »
If a stock is finished with aqua fortis or similar acid type "stain"....is it possible to "remove" and refinish??? 


I'm guessing scraping/sanding is the only way?   
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Offline bob in the woods

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Re: Removing acid stain?
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2016, 03:22:15 PM »
I have found that penetration into the stock can be pretty deep. On thin walled forends, I've had staining in the channel due to this. You may have to do a lot of scraping...which would really alter the stock.
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Offline T*O*F

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Re: Removing acid stain?
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2016, 03:59:40 PM »
Bleach???
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Offline Hungry Horse

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Re: Removing acid stain?
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2016, 04:38:46 PM »
Bleach damages the wood, and in a longrifle, I would not want to sacrifice strength, for beauty. I have found that you can lighten the lighter areas of an acid stained stock, but won't have much luck changing the dark areas.

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Offline Mauser06

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Re: Removing acid stain?
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2016, 05:38:18 PM »
Thanx guys! 


I was just wondering for future reference...
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