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Refinish a synthetic stock? I did today.

robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
edited May 2002 in General Discussion
I have a Savage 110 30-06, and today it was raining, so I got bored, and I was looking at my Savage. I got to thinking how the mold lines created by the manufacturing process were really unattractive. Well, next thing you know I had it all apart, and used 220 grit sandpaper, along with some wood working chisels, to carefully scrape and sand those mold lines completely off the entire stock. It took a few hours, and I was experimenting, having never done or heard of it being done before. Well, I have it all finished, and I must say it looks really nice, a much improved version of what I started out with. I didnt spend a lot of time finish sanding it after the 220 grit. I just used some 600 grit to blend in the areas I worked on. I'd recommend taking a little more time, and using 320, 400 and then 600, I would if I did it again, and really cared to get it perfect, but its just a Savage stock, and well... I'm not wasting time with perfection on it. It still looks very good, you'll like the results if you do this to yours. So I just thought I'd share this with you guys, in case you have a rainy day and feel like doing something with your guns, but cant get outside. Have fun.

SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rob: 1. It never rains in sunny southern California. 2. Man you just destroyed the collector value of that rifle!
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  • daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
    edited November -1
    You messed up-"You must use synthetic sandpaper!"
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    He Dog, Collector value, BAAAHAAAAHAAAA, oh geez! I actually smiled at the thought of that one. Well if improving it kills the collector value, so be it!! Is there such a thing as a collectable Savage? Oh, besides the 99??
    daddo, it was guaranteed to be 100% man made, what more can you ask for? By the way, the stock doesnt actually sand, like wood does, it doesnt make dust, it just kind of comes off like when you have dirty hands, and you rub them together hard, and you get the dirt to kind of roll off, you know what I mean? Weird, I was even wet sanding, and it came off like that.

    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • Warpig883Warpig883 Member Posts: 6,459
    edited November -1
    I just had a Savage 110 synthetic stock painted by Whamo Camo. They do a good job and are good priced. here is a link to their feedback and the website link also.
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  • 4wheeler4wheeler Member Posts: 3,441
    edited November -1
    I have a knight muzzleloader with synthetic stock,I put a camo finsh on stock and then sprayed it with non-gloss clearcoat. It looks good,by the way this was before camo stocks were available. I say beauty is in the eye of the beholder,if you like it then that is all that matters. Another plus, stock is one of a kind and no one else has one.

    "It was like that when I got here".
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rob, glad you smiled! That was the point.
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  • Warpig883Warpig883 Member Posts: 6,459
    edited November -1
    I guess the link to Whamo Camo was deleted. I don't know why, they do not sell guns and GB does not paint stocks so I do not think there is any competion there.


    But if you do a google search for Whamo-Camo you can find them. They really have some impressive pics of military rifles thaey have done camo on.
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