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: Scratched Stock
: rbtmckny April 08, 2009, 06:44:32 AM
I scratched the stock on my BSA Scorpion. It's not real bad, but looks bad to me. I tried rubbing it with compound and it looks a little better, but the scratches can still be seen. They are whiteish. I would have no problem refinishing the stock if it were plain, but I don't know what to do about the checkering. Anyone know what I can do?
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: gamo2hammerli April 08, 2009, 07:31:26 AM
Send it to Shadow/Ed....if you want a camo job on it to cover the stock.... just a thought.
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: rbtmckny April 08, 2009, 10:15:54 AM
No thanks, I like the wood color!
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: longislandhunter April 08, 2009, 12:27:09 PM
This may sound really weird but,,,,, someone once told me that if you dab a little bit of motor oil into the scratch and let it sit for a few minutes then wipe it off it'll make the scratch blend in so you won't see it.   I tried it on an older rifle stock I had that had a long scratch in it and sure enough it worked pretty good.  

Jeff
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: bryan April 08, 2009, 01:37:46 PM
what you can do is go get a stain close to your stock and touch it up...thats it..
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: PelletPaul April 09, 2009, 12:18:46 AM
Bob - I have the same thing on my Diana 54 except is more like a ding than a scratch.  I tried to justify a new stock in walnut, but just to much money for a ding.  Will be a AOA in the morning and will ask Kip what he thinks.  Time to buy a new gun.        Paul
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: Truman April 09, 2009, 12:53:28 AM
Have you tried steam on the ding? I think that's supposed to work but never tried it! and for the scratch, try picture framers wax of the right colour. It won't be perfect but it will be better than before!
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: Sc0 April 10, 2009, 11:32:37 AM
Add a few more scratches so the first one wouldn't bother you anymore....  (works for me when I buy a new anything and get the first blemish)
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: Jaymo April 10, 2009, 07:04:02 PM
Try one of those Tibetan oil scratch sticks. Forget where I bought mine. Probably Brownell's or somewhere.
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: kiwi April 10, 2009, 07:09:46 PM
What I do is put a sratch on the other side so the stock
matchs....usaly from the next barb wire fence I climb over
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: Jaymo April 13, 2009, 01:14:25 PM
The first scratch always hurts the most.
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: Big_Bill April 15, 2009, 07:09:47 AM
Well,           You could use steam, place a damp cloth, wash rag over the area, then take a steam iron on low heat, only hold it for two seconds at a time, and repeat until the stretch comes up.  Now this is for dings and pressure marks, not scrapes and gouges where wood has been removed !  It has worked well for me in the past, but you still may need to touch it up .          Bill
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: DanoInTx April 15, 2009, 11:35:39 AM
Shoe polish may work also, or might even try some regular furniture polish first to see if a good waxing hides the light spots.  hth,
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: Gene_SC April 15, 2009, 01:01:15 PM
Try some coffee. mix it up kinda thick and rub it in.
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: Jaymo April 20, 2009, 10:58:37 AM
I've used the hot iron/damp cloth to steam out dents before. I've used a clothes iron with a wet T shirt, and I've used a hot soldering iron with a wet cotton cleaning patch. Just depends on the size of the dent. I now have a heat sealing iron with adjustable heat that I can use. It looks like a 1/3 scale clothes steam iron mounted on a big soldering iron handle. More precise than a clothes iron, and bigger than a soldering iron.
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: discoduck April 29, 2009, 05:06:20 PM
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