Refinishing a CZ 550

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Great info! When you say to leave it unrubbed, do you mean not rubbing the oil off on the last two coats?

@Yaryan
Two import areas often overlooked when refinishing a stock are the barrel channel and behind the recoil pad if you remove it.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Ok, I think I'm getting a good idea on how to proceed. Last question: Do I need to oil the whole stock, inside too?

@Yaryan
YES. Dismantle the rifle and do EVERYTHING.
DON'T scrape the barrel channel just give it a good clean then finish it. If'n y'all get carried away you will probably upset the accuracy and then have to glass bed the action.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I lied, one last question! How do you know how many coats of oil or when to do I know when to stop?

@Yaryan
Remember we are talking about LINSEED stock finishing oil NOT Linseed oil
Bob

 

[AustinM]

If you want to utilize Tung Oil do so, I have had great results with it, but you have to do it in a specific way. Tung oil can go through a polymerization when heat is introduced to it. So me personally, when I use Tung Oil on a stock I use a heating lamp and leave it in for 12-24 hours between coats, at 120-140°F. I built my out of a little stainless steel fridge from a train, but there are many ways to make it work.
Utilize any finish you like, but if you want to use Tung Oil, I recommend the above to get that truly spectacular finish.

 

[Yaryan]

I did mine with boiled linseed oil. I used citri strip, sanded a lot and hand rubbed in like 15 ish coats over 2 weeks. Came out pretty good. At least good enough for who it's for.

Cheers

503

That looks amazing! Did you do a wax coat too or is it ok to just do the oil?

 

[503]

That looks amazing! Did you do a wax coat too or is it ok to just do the oil?

Thank you, just the oil. Use it sparingly. A few drops and rub the shit out of it. Repeat when it's totally dry.

I wet the stock and used super fine sandpaper to sand down the grain several times before applying any oil. I've done several stocks this way. They always come out nice.

The CZ 550s usually have pretty nice wood under that terrible czeckoslvakian varnish.

Cheers

503

 

[Hyde Hunter]

Thank you, just the oil. Use it sparingly. A few drops and rub the shit out of it. Repeat when it's totally dry.

I wet the stock and used super fine sandpaper to sand down the grain several times before applying any oil. I've done several stocks this way. They always come out nice.

The CZ 550s usually have pretty nice wood under that terrible czeckoslvakian varnish.

Cheers

503

mine under the oe finish looked like a hunk of construction grade wood from the lumber yard, I painted it

 

[503]

mine under the oe finish looked like a hunk of construction grade wood from the lumber yard, I painted it

Bummer. I thought they used walnut for their stocks

 

[Hyde Hunter]

Bummer. I thought they used walnut for their stocks

Oh it's walnut but looks like a piece of doug for, nothing to look at so I did a textured paint job and a satin clear coat, looks nicer now.

 

[Woodcarver]

Great advice, thank you. Do you use boiled linseed oil?

I've used BLO, but prefer Minwax Antique oil or Linspeed.