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Restoring Old Break Action Shotgun....Best Varnish or stain at good price?
4/16/2012 2:20:34 PM
Hey guys Im doing my first old restoration....its not much lol a 1959 Westpoint (Savage) 949c model P .410 break action shotgun. The wood is great shape...I just stripped the Vasrnish and Im not sure what kind to use at a good price with being good quality tough stuff....im looking to get at walmart or homedepot? Also all the blueing came off and its speckled with rust on all the barrel and receiver. I buffed most of it off...but it there a way to get it all off? Sand Blasting??? and what is best type of blueing to use that wont break the bank? Or should I just leave it the classic old metal look? Also the trigger guard is plastic.....weird...does anyone know if I can buy a replacement metal one?
Thanks For All The Help!
Thanks For All The Help!
4/16/2012 4:10:47 PM
Varathane exterior (non-water based) is a great product. So are the Spar products.
Linseed oil is a good preservative, and so is carnauba wax, if you want a natural finish.
Toilet bowl cleaner will remove blueing. So will Birchwood Casey's blueing remover.
Linseed oil is a good preservative, and so is carnauba wax, if you want a natural finish.
Toilet bowl cleaner will remove blueing. So will Birchwood Casey's blueing remover.
4/17/2012 5:08:08 AM
Originally Posted By SecretSquirrel_23:
Hey guys Im doing my first old restoration....its not much lol a 1959 Westpoint (Savage) 949c model P .410 break action shotgun. The wood is great shape...I just stripped the Vasrnish and Im not sure what kind to use at a good price with being good quality tough stuff....im looking to get at walmart or homedepot? Also all the blueing came off and its speckled with rust on all the barrel and receiver. I buffed most of it off...but it there a way to get it all off? Sand Blasting??? and what is best type of blueing to use that wont break the bank? Or should I just leave it the classic old metal look? Also the trigger guard is plastic.....weird...does anyone know if I can buy a replacement metal one?
Thanks For All The Help!
Hey guys Im doing my first old restoration....its not much lol a 1959 Westpoint (Savage) 949c model P .410 break action shotgun. The wood is great shape...I just stripped the Vasrnish and Im not sure what kind to use at a good price with being good quality tough stuff....im looking to get at walmart or homedepot? Also all the blueing came off and its speckled with rust on all the barrel and receiver. I buffed most of it off...but it there a way to get it all off? Sand Blasting??? and what is best type of blueing to use that wont break the bank? Or should I just leave it the classic old metal look? Also the trigger guard is plastic.....weird...does anyone know if I can buy a replacement metal one?
Thanks For All The Help!
I've restored and rebuilt a whole mess of guns in my day, so first of all, I'd like to throw out my definition of "restoration" vs "rebuild".
A restoration brings the gun back to factory condition. A rebuild allows you to do anything you want to it. The further you get away from whatever state it was in when it was finished and boxed up at the factory, the further you get away from "resto", and the closer you move towards "rebuild". Probably semantic, I know, but thats how I see it. Anyhoo!
Brownells "Steel White" will remove bluing and rust. Polish it up, and use Oxpho cold blue, and it should come out pretty good. As far as the stock, I have had good luck with a lot of different products, but a first-timer will have no problems with Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil.
4/17/2012 8:42:24 AM
thank you...do you know if I could get a metal trigger guard for it? I have no luck finding one!
4/17/2012 3:34:36 PM
Originally Posted By SecretSquirrel_23:
thank you...do you know if I could get a metal trigger guard for it? I have no luck finding one!
thank you...do you know if I could get a metal trigger guard for it? I have no luck finding one!
Not sure, but have you tried Numrich to see if they have a replacement? Perhaps the replacement will be steel? If you could post a pic of it, perhaps we could see if it the trigger guard is simple enough to make your own. Also, perhaps some research would reveal if that gun was re-badged into any other brands, and perhaps those ones come equipped with a metal trigger guard?
4/18/2012 3:29:46 PM
Originally Posted By Kibby:
Not sure, but have you tried Numrich to see if they have a replacement? Perhaps the replacement will be steel? If you could post a pic of it, perhaps we could see if it the trigger guard is simple enough to make your own. Also, perhaps some research would reveal if that gun was re-badged into any other brands, and perhaps those ones come equipped with a metal trigger guard?
Originally Posted By SecretSquirrel_23:
thank you...do you know if I could get a metal trigger guard for it? I have no luck finding one!
thank you...do you know if I could get a metal trigger guard for it? I have no luck finding one!
Not sure, but have you tried Numrich to see if they have a replacement? Perhaps the replacement will be steel? If you could post a pic of it, perhaps we could see if it the trigger guard is simple enough to make your own. Also, perhaps some research would reveal if that gun was re-badged into any other brands, and perhaps those ones come equipped with a metal trigger guard?
If it is the model and trigger guard I am thinking of, you will not find a steel replacement and you will have a hard time finding a plastic replacement. Savage/Stevens used some brittle plastic back in the day and it is very common to see these parts just shatter into bits. You could fashion a replacement from flat bar and a bending jig/files/bench Grinder/drill Press or use the gun sans triggerguard-just be careful.
4/18/2012 9:14:16 PM
thank you....what about getting off the numrich site a model before and working on that like a 947 or like a 950 or is it a 951
4/23/2012 8:28:53 AM
anyone know if I can go one model newer or older and that trigger guard will work? they look to be metal...
