Laminate stock finish?

[3Crows]

I do not think I have asked this before but does anyone know what sort of finish is used on all the laminated (plywood look, lol) stocks that you see on Marlins, Savages, many others and for example on a Boyds stock? I need to do a little profiling on a laminate stock and will need to refinish it?

 

[Varminterror]

Typically polyurethanes, either satin or gloss. Using a spray on product will more closely match the factory finish than will a brush on.

 

[sarduy]

Typically polyurethanes, either satin or gloss. Using a spray on product will more closely match the factory finish than will a brush on.

This

 

[Skylerbone]

And likely water based.

 

[3Crows]

It does look like a satin polyurethane. I think one time I used MWK to remove some paint I spilled on a stock and it did not seem to cut the finish which would make me think it some sort of catalyzed finish?

 

[Rembrandt]

Laminates can finished in a number of ways and various products. Most laminates have an open grain that will accept traditional oil finishes. Other laminates such as Pakkawood is a laminate impregnated with resin and cured either with heat, microwave, or chemical catalyst. Those types of laminates do not absorb oil well and are best sanded and sprayed with a polyurethane.

Automotive finishes such as two part polyurethanes can be applied as a gloss or as a satin finish by adding a flattening agent.

Not the best pictures, finished this Pakkawood stock with a clear automotive polyurethane, then sanded and polished it out.

 

[mgmorden]

Laminate is just layered wood glued together, so any wood finish can be used. On factory rifles, it's often polyurethane since that can be sprayed on quickly in a mass production environment. If you're finishing the stock yourself whatever you want to use you can. I typically finish with multiple coats of tung oil finish myself (or at least on most wood stocks - I've only got one laminate stocked rifle but that's how I did that one too).

 

[3Crows]

The stock is a Marlin stock so there is a fore stock and the butt stock. I only need to do repair to the forestock. Thus I am wanting to duplicate the original finish so as to cause minimal refinish to the rifle. It has always been my opinion, right or wrong, that such things reduce the value of a rifle (refinishing a stock, reblueing, odd repairs and modifications). I want to slightly reprofile and then the main things is a repair from the inside to a crack, caused by me dropping the rifle on to an aircraft pontoon, actually the pilot did it, not me. That is what I am trying to do, not a full refinish or a first time finish to new wood.

Earned battle scars and patina never bother me but I must repair the crack, well, anyways. I may get some 2K satin clear. That is a two part urethane and it is tough stuff. If I have to I will just redo both pieces.