How to fix scratches

[johnr283]

What is the best way to fix these scratches? I have some tung oil.

 

[Acorn]

Hard to see how deep.
I'd rub a few coats of Tru Oil in them to bring them up to grade. Buff with 4/0 steel wool and call it good.

 

[Kevin]

I tried zooming in on the picture, they sort of look deep. But like above, I couldn't really tell very well.

I'd rub a few coats of Tru Oil in them to bring them up to grade. Buff with 4/0 steel wool and call it good.

Will Tru Oil fill in areas? What about getting the color matched? Maybe one of those stain pens that Minwax sells? Get the color first, then fill in the void? Just a wild guess.

 

[hittman]

I think something like a wash cloth damp with hot water and covered with a steam iron may lift the dents out of wood. But you gotta be super extra careful or it'll remove the finish too.

 

[Fox Mike]

I think something like a wash cloth damp with hot water and covered with a steam iron may lift the dents out of wood. But you gotta be super extra careful or it'll remove the finish too.

A few drops of boiling water directly on the scratch will lift the wood. Let it dry then "gently" smooth with some 'oooo' steel wool

 

[johnr283]

They are pretty deep. I used a few drops of boiling water, then some tung oil and steel wool. Better than it was.

 

[john guedry]

Gives it "character".

 

[Hvymax]

I think something like a wash cloth damp with hot water and covered with a steam iron may lift the dents out of wood. But you gotta be super extra careful or it'll remove the finish too.

These are scratches not dents. Gouged fibers not compressed. It's a pretty inconspicuous area and continued sling use will only continue the "damage" If it really bothers you once the color is matched keep filling with a clear finish and blend with steel wool.

 

[MHtractorguy]

That finish doesn't look like it has much color in it. I would use Tru Oil and a tiny model paint brush to fill them without building up too much on the original finish. When it is filled in, buff with 0000 to blend in with the original finish. My guns get beat up. I do this frequently.

 

[Hvymax]

A custom solution would be to make an escutcheon from plastic or metal. Metal would probably scratch like the wood. A plastic one wouldn't show damage as much. A piece cut from a black 5gal bucket contoured with a heat gun and shaped in any number of shapes ( oval, fleur de lis) would be a non permanent modification for a field used gun. I made white spacers for an old gun I restored using 5gal bucket pieces.

 

[Acorn]

I bought a piece of soft leather and made a "washer" to go around the swivel studs on my CZ452 to protect the stock from the swivels.

 

[johnr283]

This is a target gun not a field gun. I just took the swivels off. I didn't want them, they came with the rifle. What about building it up with some polyurethane clear floor finish? I'd use a model brush.

 

[bigbillyboy]

If they still make them , there used to be putty sticks ,sort of a big crayon used to fill nail holes in mouldings . Came in diff.colors/shades. I fixed some nasty gouges .

 

[bigbillyboy]

Gives it "character".

yes it does . My M77 .270 win is all scratched from 40 years of hunting . It has brought down a lot of whitetail deer . Thought many times of a refinish on the wood . I always change my mind . just wouldn't seem right

 

[WAYNO]

Old English Scratch Cover

Works wonders for superficial scratches. Dab a little on with a Q-Tip, wipe it around, rub it off, and the scratch is mostly invisible.

The bottle I have could be twenty years old, and I haven't even used a half-inch of it.

 

[johnr283]

I put wood filler in the scratches then used a little tung oil. Thanks for all of your advice.

 

[Actnbill]

I steam the dent / scratch with an old whistling tea kettle and then use a Markal Paint Stick to fill the scratch or dent.....
These things are the best.....not like a crayon or colored wax....this is like solid black paint that fills voids.... I got some on evilbay cheap..

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