Just finished my 1955 HRA Garand that I bought at CMP N. Store a couple weeks ago that had Tiger Stripes...which you could barely see...now they really show up..this is what I did
1. Spray oven off on for 60 sec. an brush off an recoat for 60 secs. brushed off in water an rinse..hair dryer until dry an re-hit missed spots...
2. Soaked in soaking wet towels for 4 hours an took hot iron with wet towel between iron an stock. Steamed out lots of dents an dings...did this process twice...really works wonders!!!
3. 150 sandpaper an then 220.
4. Stained with 7 parts Cabernet Varathane an 2 parts mineral spirits, brushed on an wipe off. After drying put 7parts Formby's Tung-oil Finish low gloss an 2 parts mineral spirits. Wipe on with clothe...after drying time, have put on 3 more coats of the tung-oil without mineral spirits.
5. Handguards are fake tiger stripe, after stained with Cabernet, took Minwax Dark Walnut Stain Marker an put stripes on. Then another coat of Cabernet after drying one day, then remarked stripes again with stain marker...then 3 coats of the Tung-oil Finish...
2 pics will be coming in a few min.....
1. Spray oven off on for 60 sec. an brush off an recoat for 60 secs. brushed off in water an rinse..hair dryer until dry an re-hit missed spots...
2. Soaked in soaking wet towels for 4 hours an took hot iron with wet towel between iron an stock. Steamed out lots of dents an dings...did this process twice...really works wonders!!!
3. 150 sandpaper an then 220.
4. Stained with 7 parts Cabernet Varathane an 2 parts mineral spirits, brushed on an wipe off. After drying put 7parts Formby's Tung-oil Finish low gloss an 2 parts mineral spirits. Wipe on with clothe...after drying time, have put on 3 more coats of the tung-oil without mineral spirits.
5. Handguards are fake tiger stripe, after stained with Cabernet, took Minwax Dark Walnut Stain Marker an put stripes on. Then another coat of Cabernet after drying one day, then remarked stripes again with stain marker...then 3 coats of the Tung-oil Finish...
2 pics will be coming in a few min.....
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