Tater Head Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Howdy Pards, I need some help with stripping the finish off this bad boy. I've buttered it up with Strip eze (Sp?) to no avail. So far four applications and almost no results. I've stripped heavy finishes off Remington 1100's & 700's with this stuff without too much trouble. I had a can of this stuff that was a couple of years old and thought it was old so got a fresh can and have had the same results. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggus Deal #64218 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Try EZ Off oven cleaner. I have used it in the past and it works pretty well, most of the time. Just don't let it sit too long and rinse well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grass Range #51406 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Citristrip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Dobbs Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Citristrip is wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Disorderly Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 go old school - sandpaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Don't try pulling the finish off with sandpaper. I've tried, and the Uberti wood is not proud enough of the frame to stand all the sanding needed to cut all the Uberti bowling-pin type finish. You will end up with wood sunk down below the metal. Try the EZ Off. Citristrip will take quite a while to soften the finish. Good luck, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Deuce Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Howdy Tater, Check out Longshot Logan's instructions posted by Hedley Lamarr. http://www.theopenrange.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=b8ee5845af42dbcc2b7297688aa02140&topic=6962.msg52315#msg52315 or http://www.theopenrange.net/articles/ll_uberti_refinishing.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Chance Morgun Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I'm guessing that this would work for those ugly Rossi finishes, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Stevens SASS#55996 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Had a buddy who was raised in a custom furniture shop turn me on to this stuff.http://www.amazon.com/Spray-Paint-Varnish-Remover-Flammable/dp/B000C02CF4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417833035&sr=8-2&keywords=dads+easy+spray. Warning though the fumes can be nasty so do it where there is some air flow. Have used citristrip on a few stocks but will now only use Dads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Wolf , SASS# 29424L Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I use a cabinet burnisher. Scraps finish off easily and won't remove any or very ltitle wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Head Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thanks for all the replies pards. I am going to try Ez Off because the Mrs. has some under the sink. I am hoping to make the rifle as pretty as she was 12 years ago. Thanks Again, Tater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Big Tree Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Citristrip is wonderful I just finished a Uberti using this. I used the spray. Spray it on and leave it on overnight. Finish came right off...even in the checkering. I was really surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoss Carpenter, SASS Life 7843 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Back in the early 80s I had a 3 in Remington 870 Duck gun that was way too shiny. The finish on those Remingtons (870s and 1100s) was Bolling Ball tough. I took the wood of and soaked in overnight in Brake Fluid. Finish just melted off, and I put a satin, non glare finish on it for hunting. Hoss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Back in the early 80s I had a 3 in Remington 870 Duck gun that was way too shiny. The finish on those Remingtons (870s and 1100s) was Bolling Ball tough. I took the wood of and soaked in overnight in Brake Fluid. Finish just melted off, and I put a satin, non glare finish on it for hunting. Hoss Just a OT tip: brake fluid will remove most paint from plastics without damaging the base. I've used it on model trains for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attica Jack #23953 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Try using a steel pad, with the finish stripper, it kind of gets things going. It took several times for me to strip the Polyurethane finish from my Marlin stock, I refinished it with linseed oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_of_Hearts Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I have been refinishing and repairing stocks since the 1960's. The above suggestion will work. I have always settled on Formby's to remove the finish from fine woods. It doesn't raise the grain as much as other products and can be applied and removed without waiting in between coats. You can remove as much or as little as you desire. Some of the more recent Poly finishes can be very resistant to your attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Would, SASS # 53289 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Longshot Logans formula does work well. Double L was amazing with wood. I'm just sorry he passed before I had him do my stocks. Anyone still on the wire remember his outlandish posts and pictures? Just thinking of my old Pard is making me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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