Removing Pressure Dings on Wood Stock?

[Gerry52]

After 6 or 7 years of taking my guns in the field they're in amazing shape, nary a scratch. There are some pressure dings which are inevitable. Can anyone who has used the steam method to remove/reduce them please explain the process? Thanks in advance. (Mainly for my Royale 500 Walnut stock)
Gerry

 

[WoodWelder]

Put a wet cloth over the dent then place a hot iron over the wet cloth and it will steam the dent out......This takes several applications, don't leave it on too long. re wet the cloth every time.

 

[WoodWelder]

This guy explains it......30 seconds is too long, better to do it several times. Don't burn the wood.

 

[Gerry52]

This guy explains it......30 seconds is too long, better to do it several times. Don't burn the wood.

What does it do to the finish? Thinking about refinishing it to high gloss finish (TruOil) next winter but haven't firmly decided. Concerned about it staining or marring the finish it now has. Thx for your help.
EDIT: Just watched what was said in video about finished vs unfinished wood. I'll wait til I'm refinishing it (IF I do).

 

[WoodWelder]

What does it do to the finish? Thinking about refinishing it to high gloss finish (TruOil) next winter but haven't firmly decided. Concerned about it staining or marring the finish it now has. Thx for your help.

The finish will be destroyed during the steaming process......You must strip the finish, remove the dents then refinish the stock. TruOil is good stuff.

Those dents would have to be real unsightly for me to do the work.
Minor dings add character? LOL

 

[Gerry52]

They're only noticeable to me. If you hold it just right in the light you can see the 5 or 6 dings. That's how anal I am .

 

[Gerry52]

Here's a pic. This is after 6 years of hunting & tramping through the brush & hills. Probably looks fine to anyone but me.

 

[WoodWelder]

They're only noticeable to me. If you hold it just right in the light you can see the 5 or 6 dings. That's how anal I am .

Look at it as the first ding on a new car? HaHa

We all see guns go up for sale, "never shot, or only one half can of pellets down barrel"......These folks never got a chance to use and enjoy it for fear of marking it up?

Keep enjoying it brother!

 

[Gerry52]

Taken thousands of Ground squirrels, rabbits too with my guns. Love em & won't stop til God puts me down. When the varmints are gone for the winter I'll do the refinishing. Think 20 coats of TruOil will do the trick? I might hit you up for tips at that time. Stay safe & shoot straight pal.

 

[manabeknives]

From the pics..they don't look that deep.
as long as you are going to a refinish..wet sand it with the oil
wrap the paper around an old belt for stiffness so you don't cause dips.
Go with the grain ..320 - 400 grit paper shouldn't be too agrressive
use a bit of painter's tape and cover the stippling

 

[Long_Gun_Dallas]

This is why I use Danish oil finish on my stocks. Super easy to remove, apply, touch up. Of course you have to strip the wood and steam and sand it which takes days or weeks to do properly, in my opinion. But once done.... my process is to use mild stripper, set for day or two, sand with something like 300 grit. Use brush to get finish out of stipling. Steam to get grains to rise. Wet sand with 400, dry. Wet sand with 600, dry, then start sanding in the oil working to finer and finer grits, letting the oil and sealant set up between each sanding. Then a few coats with no sanding. Probably unecessarily lengthy and time consuming. But I'd rather spend too much time than too little. I originally used un-stained oil on my fx crown stock and it looked WEIRD. Wish I had photos. I went back and repeated the process and used a dark walnut stained oil instead.

 

[scottblair]

Like you, I walk and shoot my guns, (mostly fine walnut furniture) in the woods, and am obsessive about keepimg them in perfect condition. If I scratch or dent one, it gets repaired soon after. I use Maccari Royal Lundon Oil, which is easy to spot repair, and never know it happened.
That looks like an oil finish to me. Which is my method for refinishing all stocks.
If it is just a rubbed oil finish, which many FX and other European models often use on the higher grade guns, and not a satin urethane or similar hard finishes, you can steam without problem, as long as you head the advise of just short duration iron contact. Approx 10 seconds is my typical max, and repeat.
I think you might be able to make the small marks disappear, and reduce the larger ones by 50% or so.
Just my 2¢
Good luck,
Have fun

 

[lbc_PSI]

Instead of a regular clothes iron, try one of the battery powered soldering guns. Easier to maneuver and some have the ability to change tip shapes. Some also have different temp settings. The tip of the soldering gun makes it easy to put the heat right on the dent..not the dent and a large portion of the stock that doesn’t need to be steamed

 

[Gerry52]

Like you, I walk and shoot my guns, (mostly fine walnut furniture) in the woods, and am obsessive about keepimg them in perfect condition. If I scratch or dent one, it gets repaired soon after. I use Maccari Royal Lundon Oil, which is easy to spot repair, and never know it happened.
That looks like an oil finish to me. Which is my method for refinishing all stocks.
If it is just a rubbed oil finish, which many FX and other European models often use on the higher grade guns, and not a satin urethane or similar hard finishes, you can steam without problem, as long as you head the advise of just short duration iron contact. Approx 10 seconds is my typical max, and repeat.
I think you might be able to make the small marks disappear, and reduce the larger ones by 50% or so.
Just my 2¢
Good luck,
Have fun

It's the FX typical walnut "satin" finish. I'm waiting for next winter when I'll have plenty of time to do it right & patiently. Gonna go with TruOil as the stocks I've seen done that way have turned out beautifully. Want to leave stippling as is so I'll carefully tape it off. Thx for your suggestions.

 

[Gzman]

I think both your guns are beautiful the way they are.

 

[Gerry52]

I think both your guns are beautiful the way they are.

Thanks! The 1st picture is my Royale 500 (.25). 2nd picture is someone else's gun (FX Crown). My stock has a bit more intricate design around the stippling & prefer it more than the Crown's stock. The Royale, for me, is beautiful in form and, especially, FUNCTION. It's Smoothness, accuracy & feel always make it a pleasure to shoot. I'm a classic rifle styling kinda guy. I just love gun "furniture" & tactical style guns have no warmth or character to me. Had it for 7 years now & it's capabilities STILL blow me away. I think FX is making a mistake by not still actively marketing this platform. They are a dream! Nary a bad word to be said about them.