Refinishing a rifle stock

I would think that any of the citrus based strippers would work. It all depends on what the finish is.
Non that I know of will damage the blueing other than lye. Plastic is another story.

cruffel said:

I would think that any of the citrus based strippers would work. It all depends on what the finish is.
Non that I know of will damage the blueing other than lye. Plastic is another story.

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You need to disassemble it anyway. Then strip the parts separately. I'd leave the plastic ones be as most anything that takes paint off will soften them. Strippers wont hurt a real hot or rust blue, and I prefer to use ones without water in them, that wipe off with mineral spirits instead of a water rinse, because that raises the grain and causes some fuzz.

Hopefully it's not an epoxy or urethane-type finish. If it is, you'll need an industrial-grade stripper to remove it. Something like MEK (methyl-ethyl-ketone) which is what the Air Force uses to strip the paint off of planes. Put a little regular stripper on the stock and let it work. If it strips, you're good. If not, get some MEK at the local hardware or paint store. And I would suggest a total dismantling of the stock to get the type of refinishing job you want.

Has anyone ever tried Soy gel for stripping paint off a stock?