Staining the black/grey laminate stocks
- Thread starter tacotime
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The wood is stained before it is laminated.
Trying to do what you think you would like to do is not a easy task.
I have tried several ways with not much success.
My suggestion is strip it all off, then overcoat stain to get it to come back somewhat close. I use minwax black.
There going to end up darker.
Trying to do what you think you would like to do is not a easy task.
I have tried several ways with not much success.
My suggestion is strip it all off, then overcoat stain to get it to come back somewhat close. I use minwax black.
There going to end up darker.
the only way I know to do this is to figure out if you need to strip the finish or finish over sanded finish then mix a compatible product with a compatible coloring agent with your finish and lots of compatible solvent so its real thin and spray light coats until it comes out the right color, With lacquer finishes I make my toners 10% store bought stain, 10% clear lacquer and 80% Lacquer thinner. My guess the existing finish on the stock will need to be removed and the new applied. I think this job is best dont by professional but if you have something to practice on you could come up with a possible solution. Check with a coatings manufacturer like Sherwin Williams to find compatible products. Sorry this is long and complex but your simple project is not so simple a task. Paint is a more viable solution.
picketpin
Buckeye
The stability is achieved by laminating strips under high pressure with a bonding agent. Much like "stabilized" knife scales they resist any change in color and as each strip of wood is essentially impregnated with "plastic resin" it is not like you are staining wood.
I have them on both my 22PPC and 6mm PPC "V"s. I wanted the stability rather than the very nice wood they came with.
I simply painted mine and when they get a ding or bump sand it out and respray the area. Frankly it's much easier and more accurate to think of them in terms as if they were a "glass" stocks rather than wood. You'll be much closer to the reality.
RWT
I have them on both my 22PPC and 6mm PPC "V"s. I wanted the stability rather than the very nice wood they came with.
I simply painted mine and when they get a ding or bump sand it out and respray the area. Frankly it's much easier and more accurate to think of them in terms as if they were a "glass" stocks rather than wood. You'll be much closer to the reality.
RWT
The grips on the long barrel were the black and grey laminate, I wanted that look, however the brass grip frame did not fit up with the grips,,,, so I modified and then tried to " stain" ,,, it sorta worked. Not the best pic but it's the only one I have of this situation. I have also done a 10-22 laminate stock with similar results.
When I say overcoat stain it is like others have suggested, painting, let it dry for a few days and the rub it to the desired look. Then I let it dry for several weeks and then polyurethaned satin. They have held up well.
Hope these suggestions make sense and help.
When I say overcoat stain it is like others have suggested, painting, let it dry for a few days and the rub it to the desired look. Then I let it dry for several weeks and then polyurethaned satin. They have held up well.
Hope these suggestions make sense and help.
