dak0ta
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So I sanded down my birch Marlin 925 stock, and I though I got most of the Mar-shield pigment out of it. So I put a coat on of MinWax Wood Pre-conditioner and let it dry. Then put on some MinWax Special walnut oil stain. It came out blotchy and very thick and thin in so areas! What happened?!
Right now I want to strip the stain off and start all over again, but I'm not sure what I should do differently this time. Should I sand more? Or after sanding use stripper and bleach the stock? Should I use more wood pre-conditioner? It seemed that the wood soaked the pre-conditioner up real quickly, should it be smothered onto the stock so it's still shiny?
Here's some pics of it sanded:
And then after staining with MinWax special walnut:
Blotchy forend:
Stock:
Blotchy grip:
Any help would be appreciated!
Right now I want to strip the stain off and start all over again, but I'm not sure what I should do differently this time. Should I sand more? Or after sanding use stripper and bleach the stock? Should I use more wood pre-conditioner? It seemed that the wood soaked the pre-conditioner up real quickly, should it be smothered onto the stock so it's still shiny?
Here's some pics of it sanded:
And then after staining with MinWax special walnut:
Blotchy forend:
Stock:
Blotchy grip:
Any help would be appreciated!