Removing paint on wood stock?

[rockhound78]

Picked up a remington that had part of the stock painted over original finish. Any way to remove the paint without damaging the underlying finish? It has the factory polyurethane finish.

Thanks

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Picked up a remington that had part of the stock painted over original finish. Any way to remove the paint without damaging the underlying finish? It has the factory polyurethane finish.

Thanks

Scotch brite it off then polish

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Scotch brite it off then polish

Yes, but it depends on what was painted over it. Some paints might be as tough or more so than the original, while Krylon will probably come off pretty well with scotchbrite and laquer thinner or similar.

 

[Fast14riot]

Sandpaper, a case of beer and a free weekend.

 

[std7mag]

I'd contact @Bc'z!!

If there is one person that knows about paint & finish on a wood stock, it's him!

 

[Bc'z]

I'd contact @Bc'z!!

If there is one person that knows about paint & finish on a wood stock, it's him!

He's probably got checkering he'd like to save.

Sandpaper, a case of beer and a free weekend.

Sandpaper most definitely.
It's a known fact I don't like beer..
and about an hour..

 

[Walt Krafft]

Start easy and move to hard. Try acetone, then lacqure thinner to see if it disolves and wipes off. Then paint stripper but it may remove the original finish. To get it out of the checkering total stripping may be your only option. Sandpaper will probably be needed before you are done.

 

[LVLAaron]

You probably aren't going to get the paint off and not muck up the poly finish. The good news is any monkey can re-apply a coat of poly for a few bucks.

 

[std7mag]

He's probably got checkering he'd like to save.

Not sure how me recommending to get your advice leads to him wanting to save his checkering???

Ex wife redid the stock on my old Savage 110. She hated the brown paint that Savage uses on their stocks.
Paint stripper & a toothbrush took it down to bare wood.
She did a light sanding then took a propane torch to it. Some Japanese technique that really made the lines in the wood stand out!
Coates of White Oak stain with 0000 steel wool, followed by numerous light coates of polyurethane with 0000 steel wool.
She left it a semi matt.
Who'd had thunk an old Savage stock had such nice wood!

Alas, the rifle was stolen. Sure do miss that rifle!
The ex, not so much.

 

[Bc'z]

Not sure how me recommending to get your advice leads to him wanting to save his checkering???

Sorry for the loss on your rifle, I don't miss any of my existing either.
Let me clarify my answer
I don't like working with checkering, its just.not my cup of tea. I've done a checkered job only once and learned.
OP is wanting to save original finish but remove only the spray paint.
Again I don't have time nor patience to attempt this.
I'd use my DA sander and some 80 grit paper and remove everything in about an hour including checkering, then start over.

 

[Hntndad]

Sorry for the loss on your rifle, I don't miss any of my existing either.
Let me clarify my answer
I don't like working with checkering, its just.not my cup of tea. I've done a checkered job only once and learned.
OP is wanting to save original finish but remove only the spray paint.
Again I don't have time nor patience to attempt this.
I'd use my DA sander and some 80 grit paper and remove everything in about an hour including checkering, then start over.

 

[DiffEQ]

Unless you are trying to preserve collector status, I would abandon efforts to preserve the original finish.
I've used all kinds of paint strippers, and find lacquer thinner (LT) works the best. Use steel wool, no more coarse than 2#0, and work quickly.
A brass bristle brush dipped in LT works great for cleaning up checkering, only brush parallel with the grooves.
Protect yourself and use a respirator and gloves that are suited to aromatic solvents.