She was listed as a Daisy 853 for $125. I suspected that it was actually a 753 so I plopped my bid and won!
When she arrived I decided that the stock could use a refinish:
BEFORE:
I can live with knots and blotches but there were a couple of imperfections that were unfortunately placed in areas that made the stock look like it was damaged.
The dark areas in the refinished stock cover up imperfections.
Stock was refinished with Minwax stain, spray paint for the dark areas and a few coats of TruOil.
Whole process took more than a couple of weeks to make sure that each medium was fully dried for the next.
This was my first time refinishing so it was a huge learning experience.
There was some surface rust on the barrel weight so I stripped it down too. I'll probably repaint it black but figured I like the raw metal look for now.
It's not perfect but I think I'm happy with it.
When she arrived I decided that the stock could use a refinish:
BEFORE:
I can live with knots and blotches but there were a couple of imperfections that were unfortunately placed in areas that made the stock look like it was damaged.
The dark areas in the refinished stock cover up imperfections.
Stock was refinished with Minwax stain, spray paint for the dark areas and a few coats of TruOil.
Whole process took more than a couple of weeks to make sure that each medium was fully dried for the next.
This was my first time refinishing so it was a huge learning experience.
There was some surface rust on the barrel weight so I stripped it down too. I'll probably repaint it black but figured I like the raw metal look for now.
It's not perfect but I think I'm happy with it.
