Originally Posted by
Huffmanite
About the Zavasta M70 wood stock. Have refinished two of them recently. Factory finish hide some nice grain/color in the two I refinished. As the Zavasta stock seems to be just soaked in some kinda oil and if you try to sand the wood, sandpaper will clog quickly. So, just scrape down the wood working with the grain and then wipe down the wood with some kind of paint thinner, mineral spirits or even some brand of antique finish restorer. After that you can sand decently if needed. Both stocks I redid had minor low/high spots in the wood that sanded out easily, just took time. To me, cheek comb is too high and handle of my cleaning rod hits it. So, lowered it a bit. After my sanding, worked with the grain of wood using a fine steel wool. Would have preferred to have used a scotchbrite pad, but didn't have one. Applied four coats of Satin Minwax's Wiping Poly(urethane) finish.