mosin nagant finish

[pgp888se]

back when i posted my mauser sniper repro m1tanker mentioned it had russian shellac on it.it was a russian capture k98 and would agree that it was a shellac,but was different from what i remember shellac being.

question is if i was going to freshen up a mosin stock, what do i use? i dont think the tung oil is going to give it that gloss that they seem to have.my finish has spots where it has peeled/scratched and after the new pu scope i just put on it i would like to redo it.just need to know what to use.

[Buelligan]

We made some at work in the art dept on the tv show the WIRE . We had amber shellac and added red tint to it . I think thats what we did it was 2 years ago and I put it on an MN. The thing that I did before that was . I stained the stock MINWAX MAHOGANY then I used AMBER SHELLAC. I know others have other trick . this is the one that worked for me. The wood craft co probably has RED SHELLAC thewoodcraftco.com

[JustJohn369]

What are you trying to do? Clean it up or touch it up? To clean and smooth use denatured alcohol to dampen a rag and work fast. Ya don't want to melt the finish off, but the alcohol dries fast on the rag. If ya want to touch up I've used Bullseye amber and it has matched real good with a buffing of 0000 steel wool and a wipe with alcohol.

[97th Signalman]

I use Bullseye amber shellac and sometimes tint it with Chesnut Ridge Garand stain to give a more reddish look like a commie rifle should have. Learning how to feather the marred old shellac finish with alcohol takes a little pratice but it's worth the effort if done well. Heres one that I did. It had a real bad fist sized bad spot on the right side that I repaired.

[DerMeister]

Denatured alchohal and steel wool will remove it pretty good, or at least smooth it out enough to go over the original with a new coat.

If you want to use the rifle a lot, you could try some Polurethane. It looks like shellac, and takes more skill to use, but is a heck of a lot more durable than shellac.

I have used both finishes a lot, and while I really like shellac, ever since I poly on one of my AK's, I think I'll stick with poly if I intend to use the rifle.