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Originally Posted by Ara T.
I used oven cleaner to get the finish off my Mosin. Worked well, left it on there for 15 minutes and most of the old, junky, flaking-off finish wiped off. I would have preferred to leave it alone but I didnt like my fingers being stained red every time i picked the gun up.
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I had read about that method, but feared the lye in the spray would destroy the fibers of the already old wood. Citrustrip did a great job.
Here's a pic of mine. 2 coats of Sedona Red, then multiple coats of Minwax Tung Oil Finish...I think it looks better than the shellac, but keeps the battle scars and marks.
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1987 560SL
85,000 miles
Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by
Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.