Thanks for the tutorial! I have done that in the past to raise dents and it works really well. For the oil, I used a heat gun on low to medium to draw the oil out of the stock. It worked really well on a 1960s era Belgium-made Browning Sweet 16. It took a while because it was soaked to the gills with gun oil but it was worth it! The stock had become soft because of the oil and the buttstock bolts that screw into the receiver yoke had become enlarged. Once I got the oil out, I drilled the holes out slightly larger and I glued dowel pins into the holes. After that, I just redrilled the original holes, fit everything back together, and then took it back apart and refinished the stocks. It was beautiful. But...I can not shoot a shotgun to save my life! So I sold it for what I had in it. How dumb! It would be worth 4 times what I sold it for if I still had it.
I just restored 3 old guns back to back. I had a couple of stubborn realy deep dents I pulled out after dozens of steaming sessions along with scrubbing the dent with a nylon bristle brush. Before the brushing the dents were not quite a quarter inch deep. They would only raise up so far till I worked the dents with a nylon brush.
I have been steaming dents out of military stocks for 50+ years. I use a steam iron and a wet towel. You might to do it several times on deep dents, but the results are amazing. This method works with ease on Japanese wood stocks. Walnut can give great results, but can be slow based on the origin of the wood. Arctic birch takes a lot of time.
Here is a video of the almost finished rifle out for Its first shots. still a little of work to do on it but it does shoot again. Thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/vNCUIXVFUlE/v-deo.html
This works great for taking dents out of pool cues, as well. Also, if you have one or two, very small dents in your stock instead of a steam iron. A pot with 1/2" of water and a lid with the knob removed, leaving a small hole for the steam to escape, just hold the dented area over the steam, closely, for a minute or so and check. Repeat until the dent is gone. Presto! For deeper dents like this, it can take a long time, letting the wood absorb the moisture. Go Airforce!
Just bought an old 22mag for a little over 50 bucks. Decided to try stock refinishing on it, as I've never done that before and i figured I'd better try it on a 50 bucks gun than on a 500 bucks gun (I'm in Germany, guns are usually more expensive here, than in the us)
45 Alfa Charlie Papa, Gentleman, Thank you very much for your tutorial: I did learn - as you are doing.. Have a M1-Garand w/some dents, reached from an US-friend from Mil-Rod+Gun-Club, Heidelberg, 1972, as he has gon back to USA. Very interesting to see you do with the iron and dents. I guess will start very next time also with my hunting rifles, never used or cleaned as I gave up hunting since Dekades. Wish you - simply the *Best, with health and luck, God Bless America, Greetings from Germany.
Larry Potterfield, owner of MidwayUSA, removed oil from a stock he was refinishing by soaking it in a bucket of Acetone! Seemed to work very well but he had to let the stock dry out over a period of several days.
you can hold the stock over a hot stove eye opposite of where the oil is and it will bubble to the top then wipe it off. takes a lot of care because you dont want to burn the wood. it takes a while. or i use a heat gun clamped in a vice. did an old mauser and took me most of a day.
I save a few steps and emerse the entire but stock in Aceatone overnight. It takes off the finish, tries the wood and starts the expansion of the dents. Just a thought. Thank God you minimized background music...
Yeah I do the video and the kid does all the editing and background. He likes all that stuff, what do these kids know with their boom ditty boom ditty boom?
I accidentally put a huge dent in the stock of my brand new 10/22 while installing the sling studs. Hopefully I can make it look halfways decent again...
Steaming sometimes raises the wood of the indentation ABOVE the rest of the wood. After stripping maybe steam up the dents BEFORE sanding ? Or carefully sand both before and after ?
You can remove ingrained oil from a stock by submerging it for approximately two weeks in a bath of acetone which will draw the oil out. Remove the finish before hand obviously and seal up the container to prevent evaporation.
I find using a bead blaster with 180grit sand media removes the finish the fastest and actually helps smooth out the stock too. Then the dents can be steamed out much easier...
Great video - I just bought a '1997 Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 1' and it has a 1.5cm scratch in the stock that I can unsee since I know its there - is there a way to fix/remove this scratch without having to sand down the stock and re-varnish/re-oil it please? thanks
I remember being 5 or 6 trying to bend wood for a model boat with steam ,I never thought you could remove dents ,I thought it might be good for wood floors too.
Thanks for this video! I was looking for how to remove dents from vintage furniture since I dropped my phone on some walnut and cause a dent. Can you tell me if I did this steaming technique on a oil stain finish if it will remove the stain and will it even work if you aren't steaming against wood with a stain on top?
I don't have acetone ( dimethyl ketone a.k.a. 2-propanone ) , can I remove soaked in oil, with isopropyl alcohol ( 2-propanol ) ? For a steam source when removing dents. Can you use one of those low pressure steamers?
I have a questions a about a model 37 Winchester single shot 410 after removing the gun stock for the first ever cleaning. when installing the the gun stock when you break it open a couple of times the stock creeps up on the receiver. What can I do the stop the creeping up?
Hi. This is Beth, Matt's wife. I am so sorry to inform you that Matt passed away from Covid on Jan 21 2022. I am not sure if anyone else can answer your question. Thank you for watching his videos, they were his pride and joy.
You need the heat for the steam. It helps force the water into the fibers of the wood, as the wood absorbs the water the compressed fibers swell and fill the void. Thanks for watching.
I'm doing a lee enfield 1895 303 stock and would it be bad to use a heat gun or a straight flame just holding it far enough to have the oil bubble out and wipe off?
I have used a heat gun, just be careful not to get to much heat on it and burn the surface. No Flame. Another way to get oil out is soak stock in turpentine for a week or 2 then let dry out.This method stinks so do it in a Garage or a out building. Thanks for watching.
can you get dents out of a finished stock with steam??? and not damage the finish - the steam will cloud the finish and require refinishing on a new gun stock with a few dents - this is not an acceptable repair .... any one know how to remove dents with out using steam and damaging the finish??
Try a soldering iron. That's the smallest thing I know that can get hot enough in a small area/point without clouding the surrounding finish. Electric ones are under $15 and should do the trick. An old woodburning iron can do the same. Just make sure your cloths are good and wet, but not quite dripping.
*Actually, I NO LONGER do anything "LIBERALLY." The word 'Liberal' has been ruined by some people groups. However, Some products should be applied GENEROUSLY.*
Our old Gun Smith told me one time when I wasrefinishing 303 to put the stock in dishwasher and it stripped it perfectly. I run it 2 cycles and air dried.
Thanks for the tutorial! I have done that in the past to raise dents and it works really well. For the oil, I used a heat gun on low to medium to draw the oil out of the stock. It worked really well on a 1960s era Belgium-made Browning Sweet 16. It took a while because it was soaked to the gills with gun oil but it was worth it! The stock had become soft because of the oil and the buttstock bolts that screw into the receiver yoke had become enlarged. Once I got the oil out, I drilled the holes out slightly larger and I glued dowel pins into the holes. After that, I just redrilled the original holes, fit everything back together, and then took it back apart and refinished the stocks. It was beautiful. But...I can not shoot a shotgun to save my life! So I sold it for what I had in it. How dumb! It would be worth 4 times what I sold it for if I still had it.
I just restored 3 old guns back to back. I had a couple of stubborn realy deep dents I pulled out after dozens of steaming sessions along with scrubbing the dent with a nylon bristle brush. Before the brushing the dents were not quite a quarter inch deep. They would only raise up so far till I worked the dents with a nylon brush.
Great job. Thanks for watching.
Love your teachings! You are a godsend for those who want to work on old and new guns.
Thanks for watching.
I have been steaming dents out of military stocks for 50+ years. I use a steam iron and a wet towel. You might to do it several times on deep dents, but the results are amazing. This method works with ease on Japanese wood stocks. Walnut can give great results, but can be slow based on the origin of the wood. Arctic birch takes a lot of time.
I have done this in the past and it really works great. I would really like to see the finished rifle.Good video,your a pleasure to watch.Keep it up.
Here is a video of the almost finished rifle out for Its first shots. still a little of work to do on it but it does shoot again. Thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/vNCUIXVFUlE/v-deo.html
This works great for taking dents out of pool cues, as well. Also, if you have one or two, very small dents in your stock instead of a steam iron.
A pot with 1/2" of water and a lid with the knob removed, leaving a small hole for the steam to escape, just hold the dented area over the steam, closely, for a minute or so and check. Repeat until the dent is gone. Presto!
For deeper dents like this, it can take a long time, letting the wood absorb the moisture.
Go Airforce!
Nice! Thanks for the tip and for watching.
Very helpful and superbly presented great job 👍
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Just bought an old 22mag for a little over 50 bucks. Decided to try stock refinishing on it, as I've never done that before and i figured I'd better try it on a 50 bucks gun than on a 500 bucks gun (I'm in Germany, guns are usually more expensive here, than in the us)
Good luck on your project. Always good to practice and learn on something inexpensive. Thanks for watching.
Was smiling and laughing watching the video, then I saw the deleted scenes and subscribed. Great video.
Great to hear somebody laugh
Thank You! Can't wait to try this.
I love your sense of humour. You make me laugh
Thank you sir for your interesting and informative video. I definitely will put this knowledge to good use!
I love this guy, just the right combo of great information and locker room Manley humor!!
You look like a good friend that I hunted with! Hood sense of humor too…😂
An old WWII Marinetaught me a trick o lifting dents. He used a chicken bone, (drumstick,) and rubbed an rubbed til he rubbed out the dent. It works.
Old Gunsmith is always an insta-watch
Thank you sir, compliments are always appreciated. I try to keep it fun and informative.
Great video , and nice Marbles display !
45 Alfa Charlie Papa,
Gentleman, Thank you very much for your tutorial:
I did learn - as you are doing.. Have a M1-Garand
w/some dents, reached from an US-friend from Mil-Rod+Gun-Club, Heidelberg, 1972, as he has gon back to USA.
Very interesting to see you do with the iron and dents.
I guess will start very next time also with my hunting rifles,
never used or cleaned as I gave up hunting since Dekades.
Wish you - simply the *Best, with health and luck,
God Bless America, Greetings from Germany.
Really enjoyed your video sir 👍🏻❤️🇬🇧
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Citristrip works great but you need to apply thick and leave it on over night.
That was great thanks for the info and the laugh
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INFORMATIVE VIDEO.😯😁🤗👍
"I should've read the instructions" now that's relatable gunsmithing, nice job man.
Who knew strippers came with instructions. :) Thanks for watching.
Larry Potterfield, owner of MidwayUSA, removed oil from a stock he was refinishing by soaking it in a bucket of Acetone! Seemed to work very well but he had to let the stock dry out over a period of several days.
you can hold the stock over a hot stove eye opposite of where the oil is and it will bubble to the top then wipe it off. takes a lot of care because you dont want to burn the wood. it takes a while. or i use a heat gun clamped in a vice. did an old mauser and took me most of a day.
I save a few steps and emerse the entire but stock in Aceatone overnight.
It takes off the finish, tries the wood and starts the expansion of the dents.
Just a thought.
Thank God you minimized background music...
Yeah I do the video and the kid does all the editing and background. He likes all that stuff, what do these kids know with their boom ditty boom ditty boom?
And happy trails to you!
I accidentally put a huge dent in the stock of my brand new 10/22 while installing the sling studs. Hopefully I can make it look halfways decent again...
Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Thank you sir! Well done and very informative video.
love your vid. keep up the good work.
Thanks!
Great video - just what I was looking for! Thank you
Glad it was helpful! Thanks far watching.
I'm getting ready to do this on a 1901 crescent sxs.
Hope this helped. Thanks for watching.
Very informative and accurate thank you for posting!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Steaming sometimes raises the wood of the indentation ABOVE the rest of the wood. After stripping maybe steam up the dents BEFORE sanding ?
Or carefully sand both before and after ?
Exactly what i was looking for
You can remove ingrained oil from a stock by submerging it for approximately two weeks in a bath of acetone which will draw the oil out. Remove the finish before hand obviously and seal up the container to prevent evaporation.
Oven cleaner/ sodium hydroxide takes it ALL out in a couple hours
thank you for this tip .
That is a hell of a dent
I find using a bead blaster with 180grit sand media removes the finish the fastest and actually helps smooth out the stock too. Then the dents can be steamed out much easier...
Thanks for watching.
I have always used a soldering iron.
Thank you good sir!
Ill tell you a good stripper. 80% deet bug spray. Ate the finish right off my 2 year old affinity 3 within a week of squirrel season this year
Great video - I just bought a '1997 Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 1' and it has a 1.5cm scratch in the stock that I can unsee since I know its there - is there a way to fix/remove this scratch without having to sand down the stock and re-varnish/re-oil it please? thanks
I remember being 5 or 6 trying to bend wood for a model boat with steam ,I never thought you could remove dents ,I thought it might be good for wood floors too.
Thanks for this video! I was looking for how to remove dents from vintage furniture since I dropped my phone on some walnut and cause a dent. Can you tell me if I did this steaming technique on a oil stain finish if it will remove the stain and will it even work if you aren't steaming against wood with a stain on top?
Glad I could help! I have seen this technique used on old furniture, just have to play with a little in a hidden spot. Thanks for watching.
This is an awesome channel!!
Thank you, we try to keep it interesting as well as informative and maybe even provide a smile or two.
You can soak the stock with acetone to get the oil out of the wood...
I don't have acetone ( dimethyl ketone a.k.a. 2-propanone ) , can I remove soaked in oil, with isopropyl alcohol ( 2-propanol ) ?
For a steam source when removing dents. Can you use one of those low pressure steamers?
@@ronsindric4241 I think isopropyl alcohol dries too quickly, would dry the stock out too much.
Can ruin wood.
Does the finish have to be removed in order to use the steaming process? My finish is good, just a minor scratch.
..what happenes if you don't want to strip the vintage finish off and you just aant to remove the dent
Why am I just now finding this channel?
Welcome! Thanks for watching.
Love the video too
Thanks for watching.
I saw a gunsmith use powdered chalk to remove the oil from the finish on an M1 Garand. They did the steam dent removal also.
Thanks for the tip. Thanks for watching.
I have a questions a about a model 37 Winchester single shot 410 after removing the gun stock for the first ever cleaning. when installing the the gun stock when you break it open a couple of times the stock creeps up on the receiver. What can I do the stop the creeping up?
How long to wait to be sure that the wood is all dry again? And why the stripper if you sand the stock anyways?
At some point try boiling for 3 to 4 minutes at a time removes the oil and the dents although you need to let dry a week or two
Soaking a stock in acetone works well for removing oil from the stock. Sgt. Pheteson, 366 TFW, 480th MMS Sq. Browning Ma Deuce, smithy.
Would a clothes steamer work for this?
I have an original 1853 Enfield and using stripper would damage the authenticity. Any suggestions. It has A LOT of small dent.
Check out Mark Novak, he has a few techniques to conserve wood and metal without chemicals
How do you feel about using Eastern Red Cedar for stocks?
Hi. This is Beth, Matt's wife. I am so sorry to inform you that Matt passed away from Covid on Jan 21 2022. I am not sure if anyone else can answer your question. Thank you for watching his videos, they were his pride and joy.
If the finish is still good but there are a few dents, would it be fine to skip to the ironing?
You need the heat for the steam. It helps force the water into the fibers of the wood, as the wood absorbs the water the compressed fibers swell and fill the void. Thanks for watching.
Nice video, but perhaps a voice-over from Roy Rodgers might be beneficial.
LOL Thanks for watching.
great vidieo
I've found that oiling a stripper costs more.
Nice
I'm doing a lee enfield 1895 303 stock and would it be bad to use a heat gun or a straight flame just holding it far enough to have the oil bubble out and wipe off?
I have used a heat gun, just be careful not to get to much heat on it and burn the surface. No Flame. Another way to get oil out is soak stock in turpentine for a week or 2 then let dry out.This method stinks so do it in a Garage or a out building. Thanks for watching.
@@45AlfaCharliePapa thanks brotha.
For the oil absorbing would just soak it in acetone overnight
All though this is an older video i found it funny and informative, thank you
This man knows his strippers
That he does! Thanks for watching.
Eliminate the marital angst. Go to a thrift store and buy yourself an iron for your shop.
What about putting a tube on a cappuccino machine and Shooting steam into it? ..it's a Gun stalk after all, ..
can you get dents out of a finished stock with steam??? and not damage the finish - the steam will cloud the finish and require refinishing on a new gun stock with a few dents - this is not an acceptable repair .... any one know how to remove dents with out using steam and damaging the finish??
Try a soldering iron. That's the smallest thing I know that can get hot enough in a small area/point without clouding the surrounding finish. Electric ones are under $15 and should do the trick. An old woodburning iron can do the same. Just make sure your cloths are good and wet, but not quite dripping.
*Actually, I NO LONGER do anything "LIBERALLY." The word 'Liberal' has been ruined by some people groups. However, Some products should be applied GENEROUSLY.*
LOL, LMAF. Thanks for watching.
Yahtzee. I also use the word "left" sparingly these days as well.
So..... What do you say instead of left?
@@pinheadlarry9495 you either go right or the other way
Our old Gun Smith told me one time when I wasrefinishing 303 to put the stock in dishwasher and it stripped it perfectly. I run it 2 cycles and air dried.
LOL, dirty ole man
Glad you got a laugh. Thanks for watching.
Oh yes it does work
You can’t beat a good stripper lol 😂 just subscribed because your funny
Gunstock dent remover
Those dents looked like native American markings, not saying they are but just saying.
Kar98k gang rise up
I've seen cheap strippers-it wasn't pretty. 🙄
Bring a couple of dollars along, always seems to help raise a smile from them.