Making a 366 Rigby

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Does anybody have some good advice about removing the poly coating from the checkering?
Lacquer was probably the wrong word as it didn't soften from thinner.

I'm going to try stripper and brush up front as that will most likely be sanded away anyhow.
 
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I'll look into it and see if that's available here, or something similar.

We have a storm coming tonight so I won't even try to get out to the garage.
It already hit the front door as I was going out and threw me into a bush, and as an anchor I'm a pretty impressive dude.
 
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I'll look into it and see if that's available here, or something similar.

We have a storm coming tonight so I won't even try to get out to the garage.
It already hit the front door as I was going out and threw me into a bush, and as an anchor I'm a pretty impressive dude.
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hey least a bush broke your fall :p

I usually use gel paint stripper and let it sit for a while. I've honestly never had good luck at getting even soft poly finished out of checkering without ruining it.
 
Ryden said:
Does anybody have some good advice about removing the poly coating from the checkering?
Lacquer was probably the wrong word as it didn't soften from thinner.

I'm going to try stripper and brush up front as that will most likely be sanded away anyhow.
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I use a citrus based product, a gel, called Citristrip. You can get it at Home Depot...in Malmo... You must be able to get something similar. Non-toxic and, as a gel, easier to work with. Go at the checking with a toothbrush. Over and over. Finally a good citrus degreaser. Again, at it hard with a toothbrush, wipe with heavy duty paper towels, leave it for 12 hours and do it again.
 
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I use a citrus based product, a gel, called Citristrip. You can get it at Home Depot...in Malmo... You must be able to get something similar. Non-toxic and, as a gel, easier to work with. Go at the checking with a toothbrush. Over and over. Finally a good citrus degreaser. Again, at it hard with a toothbrush, wipe with heavy duty paper towels, leave it for 12 hours and do it again.
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that's what I've got right now too, it worked well on an old press checkered 700 stock.....I ended up sending off the checkering.
 
I've been using a 3M product based on dimethyl adipate, it seems to be working fine but it's slow.

I brushed it out with a toothbrush this morning but it needed at bit more time so I brushed it back again.
I think it's because of the temperature, it's a bit cold in the garage.
 
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Classy like all get out.
He definitely looks like he's been in close proximity of a Welshman wearing wellies and not enjoyed it very much.
Faux leather covered butt pad, very posh.
And a white spacer that looks like it's been made out of an ice cream bucket.
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Aaargh! White line spacers -- my eyes, my eyes!
 
The stripper worked pretty good, it's quite shallow but it's cut not pressed.
In some places there are pointy diamonds so I guess it's been renovated before.

(I tried to write renovated three times but my phone changed it to ruined, probably my phone is smarter than me)

You can clearly see that the outline has been cut first and then filled in. It doesn't quite add up in the ends.

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Yes, it does doesn't it.
Checkering makes a great change in attitude, it now looks like its ready to take on anything

I'm thinking of covering the butt pad with leather, never tried that so if anybody has some advice or pointers please share.
 
They do look fancy, and I have enough walnut to do one, but I think I'd like a red leather pad.
At least for me, a rifle lives a harder life than a shotgun so a rubber buffer to protect the butt is a good thing.

But it might be a good project for the other stock, black frozen boogers and flat checkering up front and AAAA walnut at the back :D
Might even slowly fade the craftsmanship from P-H standard finish up front to bespoke 36LPI chequering on the pad with 128 thin coats of slacum, that will really confuse people :evil:
 
It doesn't seem too hard, only problem is that the original pad has to be sanded down the thickness of the leather

It's already a bit proud since it was sanded on the stock blank.

You should use a belt sander, I don't have one.

Then you should use a disc sander, I don't have one.

What to do?

Improvise, adapt, overcome!
 
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