870 wingmaster stock stripping

[dp45acp]

I have an Remington 870 Wingmaster that has a serious gouge in the butt stock. Has anyone ever stripped the factory plastic type coating off of one of these stocks? Any advice much appreciated.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Aviation paint stripper usually works pretty good. It helps a bit to scuff it well with course sandpaper first. I suppose it helps the stripper penetrate and get underneath the finish. Use gloves and proper safety equipment. That stuff don't play.

 

[Preacher]

Best bet is to scrape it off with a broken piece of glass....
Finish sand the residue....

 

[Mike Kohout]

Take off the butt plate/pad. Get some Zip Strip, lay the stock on plastic wrap (large piece), pour it all over the wood and then wrap it up and let sit in sun light or some place warm 24hrs. Remove the plastic and scrap off the gel. Still have bad spots reapply and do it again. Then sand with 80 grit paper and then 120/ 240 and if good appliy finish.
Mikey

 

[dp45acp]

Thanks for the ideas guys, Don

 

[Twdmar]

Card scrapers work much better than sandpaper and strippers get stuff down in to the grain that can make refinishing harder than it needs to be.

 

[bennett ford]

Best bet is to scrape it off with a broken piece of glass....
Finish sand the residue....

Wow!! Did this post bring back memories. When I was a kid, my Dad showed me how to use broken glass to smooth cow horns. I'm eighty six now so we are talking ancient history. thanks for jogging the brain cells.

 

[joshb]

You could try filling the gouge with clear epoxy. Sand and polish it after it cures for a week.

 

[Fast14riot]

Last factory rem stock I did was a '71 582 with that thick varnish they used. I soaked in aircraft paint stripper, let it sit a couple hours then scraped that off. Neutralized with a fresh water bath and had only the low spots to deal with after that.