Rifle Stock Restoration

[jslo]

My wife's father passed away about a year ago and she's recently inherited his Winchester 70 Featherweight deer rifle. While it appears to be in pretty decent shape the stock has lost some of it's top coat finish. I'd like to get this thing cleaned up and refinished for her. I know we have some smith's on here but wasn't sure if stock refinishing is something you also do. Would like to keep this as original for mostly sentimental reasons.

[BPTactical]

Can I do stockwork?
Yes.
Can I do stockwork efficiently and proficiently enough to be worth your money and my time?
No.

Don't be afraid to wrestle it yourself, you can get a complete refinishing kit for a few bucks and there are a lot of resources online for it.
Do some homework, take your time. Don't sand it, especially near the checkering-use a stiff bristle nylon brush.

[Irving]

Zetnick on here can give you some advice as well I believe.

[StagLefty]

I picked up an old shotgun years ago and stock was in rough shape. I bought a Birchwood Casey refinishing kit and it came out great.
Time and prepping will be your friend.

[Dave]

Can I do stockwork?
Yes.
Can I do stockwork efficiently and proficiently enough to be worth your money and my time?
No.

Don't be afraid to wrestle it yourself, you can get a complete refinishing kit for a few bucks and there are a lot of resources online for it.
Do some homework, take your time. Don't sand it, especially near the checkering-use a stiff bristle nylon brush.

[Great-Kazoo]

Zetnick on here can give you some advice as well I believe.

Worth your time to pm bobbyZZZZZZ. tell him irving sent you. I'm still mad at him

[HoneyBadger]

Zetnick on here can give you some advice as well I believe.

+1

[zteknik]

Worth your time to pm bobbyZZZZZZ. tell him irving sent you. I'm still mad at him

What I do???
I can work my magic on I,but I'm down in the Springs, and by no means a professional.
If it's just the top layer that's coming off it should be an easy fix providing there is no deep dings or anything.
Shoot me a pm and if you want we can arrange something or I can walk you through on how to do it yourself.

[jslo]

Really no dings just ends and edges where the top coat seems to be wearing away. It also appears it may have been refinished before for there are a few runs in the finish.
Oh, and Irving sent me

[BPTactical]

Yours is easy.
SawZall.