Can I disguise scratches with stock oil?
Monday, 18 June 2007
I have a Beretta semi-auto with a lacquered stock. It has picked up a few scratches, and I wonder if I can disguise them with stock oil?
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MIKE GEORGE says: That's the problem with lacquered or varnished stocks - they do tend to show the scars of honourable combat worse than do those with oil finishes.
If you oil a lacquered stock, none of the oil is absorbed and it tends to remain on the surface in a sticky form for ages. During that time it can pick up dust, which is not a very attractive proposition.
I suggest you use a little hard-wax furniture polish, followed by buffing with a clean, dry cloth.
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