Keep up the good work. It looks like you will soon have a couple of nice guns. Keep the updates and pictures coming. Have you decided what kind of finish you will use when you get them all cleaned up?
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Keep up the good work. It looks like you will soon have a couple of nice guns. Keep the updates and pictures coming. Have you decided what kind of finish you will use when you get them all cleaned up?
Hello Greg,
Thank you. I will keep everyone updated on the Marlin progress. The Marlin is looking really good and the ruler is not marring the finish. So right now the plan looks like I will leave it blued. The Ted Williams model 100 (Winchester 94) may be a different story. I'm thinking of sending the model 100 out to Ron Mahovsky to have it refinished in either metalife (hard chrome) or nickel boron. Would make for an excellent foul weather rifle for the hardwoods.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-mahovsky-398926168
Old Footman
What an idiot!
On the other hand, be thankful for idiots.
They do give us some fun projects!
Turnipeater I was just poking fun. I know most places carp I’d a dirty word but in my part of the world lots of people like good scored fried carp. I’ve never eaten a speed goat that I cared to try again. But whatever anyone likes, they like.
Never trade luck for skill.
OLD footman, you know that Ted Williams would make a fine 38-55 conversion too. I had a beater model 336 (pitted, rusty guts ect) in 35 Rem and had it Cerakoted in a matt silver. Put the plastic furniture on it and it is my rainy weather/fishing gun. I also cut the barrel back and the mag done in a SC configuration. I have been using 50/50 acetone/ATF as a penetrating oil for several years with GREAT results.
Fordwanabe,
You right about the .38-55 conversion. I've always taken the attitude of shooting a rifle first, unless it's a real beater. Now this was my beater rifle that I brought back as a .375 Winchester. I posted under Hunting with CB's (Made Meat with .375 Winchester). If the Ted Williams model 100 is not a shooter, then good chance I will send it to JES and have a conversion done. My good friend "725" and I are talking about the .35-30 conversion. Would make for a very cool cast boolit rifle.
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...375-Winchester
Old Footman
You've reinvented the woodworkers' furniture scraper. Check out on Amazon or evilBay. Have used them several times to get that nasty hard polyurethane off stocks of guns I was restoring.
Cognitive Dissident
Sometimes a coat of paint is hiding a gem. I traded into a heavily painted Remington single shot. The guy I got it from actually got mad when he saw how it cleaned up. Really hope yours turns out nice.
FYI, getting the paint off the stock was a chore. I first tried some Citristrip to help soften the paint and it really didn't work out too well. So "725" made me a nice metal scrapper the other day and it worked out great.
I keep trying to post pics, but I keeping getting a pop-up from Cast Boolits like this:
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your attachments</a
I know how to post, but I am trying to figure this out.
Old Footman
Need to go to your images library and do some deleting.
Cognitive Dissident
uscra112.............Thank you very much.
Well back to posting some pics. I decided to start working the wood since I was able to get most of the paint off the metal with the plastic ruler scrapper. I tried to use some Citristrip on the stock which really didn't do much. So my good friend "725" had made me a nice metal furniture type scrapper and I went to town on the paint. Right now the wood is really looking good after I got the paint off and did some sanding. I am very happy on how this project is moving along.
Old Footman
Is the original bluing in good shape after all that, or will you need to reblue it?Originally Posted by Old Footman
good looking wood
You've got me hooked now, keep it coming. Very nice work. james
Wow… there is actually wood underneath all that camo!!!!
Any technology not understood, can seem like Magic!!!
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Greg, the bluing is really good and I will not have to refinish the Marlin. It has a few beauty marks, but I'm good with it. I appreciate the comments from everyone.
The 50/50 mixture worked out great and the camo paint was falling off parts. As you can see there was a gray primer coat which I cleaned up. The butt plate and grip cap are made out of plastic, so I don't want to use chemicals on these parts. I plan on bead blasting these parts with a light pressure setting to frost off the paint.
Old Footman
Getting there.
Old Footman
Hey Guys - The Marlin Rescue is 99% done. I still need to bead blast the butt plate and grip cap, which hopefully I can do today. If not it will be over the weekend. Thank you everyone for your comments.
Old Footman
Old Footman
APPLAUSE! Well done!
Now for a traditional London Oil Finish on the wood. None of that high-gloss synthetic stuff.
Last edited by uscra112; 10-05-2022 at 11:14 AM.
Cognitive Dissident
Amazing job and I have done a few rstorations myself but yours is excellent++. I agree, oil is the way to go, I don't like the plastic(poly) finishes. Thanks for the pictures, I really enjoyed watching your progress. james
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