help stripping a mossberg 500 stock

[PonyKiller]

My winter project is refinishing my Mossberg 500 stock, theres not a thing wrong with it, other than I need something to do and I know I can make it look better. Its lonely about 3 years old and still in good shape. The issue I'm running across is the strippers I've used have no effect. They didn't even dull the finish. The non checkered parts are no problem, some sanding and good to go, but the checkering it needs stripper. Any suggestions Ive used moosendefers and Next. I'm not sure if it's just too chilly in the basement for the stuff to work right. I left it on overnight, not even a bubble.

 

[LAGS]

@ ponykiller
I think the last one I did, I just used Jasco Epoxy /Paint stripper I got from Home Depot.
It took two or three coats, but did break thru, and bubble up the finish so it was removable.
But remove all the metal from your wood, as it might remove the finish on the receiver, and it can eat Plastic Parts.

 

[788Ham]

You might also try Zip-Strip, found in any paint store, Home Depot. I used it on a Rem. 700 rifle years ago, they had like a plastic layer on top of the wood. I "painted" the goop on with a brush, checkering and all, I also used an old tooth brush for the checkering. When all the finish came off, I wiped it down, put it in the deep sink and commenced to washing it down. I then let it dry for about 3 days, THEN started the sanding with 0000 steel wool, then Tru-Oiled it down. It still looks like it did when I re-finished it in '72. Hope this helps.

 

[PonyKiller]

Thanks guys, perhaps I just need a few more coats and a good dose of patience, ill give the stripper another ride... that sounds wrong but you get my drift. All metal stripped off, fixing the blueing is project 1A on the mag tube.

 

[CZ-Guy]

I've had similar results to 788Ham, but with Citristrip - also available at your local big box hardware store. Safe for indoor use too. I give it a decent coating and let it set for about 30 minutes, then use a plastic putty knife to scrape it off - or an old toothbrush in the awkward places. Then wash it real good in the sink and let dry before I decide if it needs it again.

But definitely, make sure it is way dry before you start to sanding. I primarily do my refinishing projects on the weekends. So it typically has a good 5+ days to dry before I circle back around to it.

 

[LAGS]

@Ponykiller.
Do you have the Wrench to take off the forend wood from the slide tube ?
I made mine out of a peice of pipe the correct size, (1" galvanized water pipe.)
And just cut the end leaving two lugs to fit into the spanner recesses on the nut.
It slides right over the mag tube just fine.