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Offline williamlayton

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MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« on: November 13, 2010, 03:15:01 AM »
I have a little Marlin that I am refinishing the stock on.
On this model, Marlin had a problem with th stock breaking/splitting aft of the trigger.
They solved the problem of stress by putting in a screw that goes nowhere---literaly, just a screw,
When I refinish the stock i was thinking of putting in a golf Tee rather than the screw. It would be a colerful accent to the bland stock.
Would I re-create the problem the screw fixed?
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2010, 05:11:31 AM »
Well--since it does not do anything---and--since a tee fits the head of the screw hole--and--since they are a variety of pretty colors---well---you know---less work.
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2010, 03:30:31 PM »
Take a look at the Boyds stock in the other current Model 60 thread on this page.  It looks good to me.
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2010, 09:37:35 PM »
I like the Boyd stocks---that is my fall back-plan "B"-retreat plan, if I screw up this stock---got to keep your options open.
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2010, 12:49:17 AM »
Well you can forget the golf tee thingy---I have refinished the stock---God it is awful. The finish worked out just fine it is the wood---God it is awful.
Bought a stock from Midway--a plastic thing with a pistol grip--susposed to be a slip on--that scares me---I will post a pic when I finish with it---but not the wood stock--God it is awful.
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2010, 01:37:20 PM »
Ever think of painting the wood stock?  I saw a wood stock finished with the paint on bed liner stuff for trucks that worked well.  It was bumpy and the texture made holding it easy, but I doubt that .22 will get away on you.
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2010, 01:52:08 PM »
You might want to try a trick I did with an old military Mauser stock.

Sand it back down.

Buy some dark walnut stain.

Cut the stain to lighten the color, then stain the stock.

Use the remaining, darker stain, to "paint in" some figure.  A little feather crotch in the butt, maybe some longer dark lines thru the grip and fore end.  If you have an airbrush, you could really make it look nice, like the Japanese did with some of the early Brownings..

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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2010, 09:14:19 PM »
Well you can forget the golf tee thingy---I have refinished the stock---God it is awful. The finish worked out just fine it is the wood---God it is awful.
Bought a stock from Midway--a plastic thing with a pistol grip--susposed to be a slip on--that scares me---I will post a pic when I finish with it---but not the wood stock--God it is awful.
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 I used a minwax ebony stain on mine with birchwood casey trueoil. Its now deep black with a little lighter grain showing and looks very nice.

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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2010, 01:56:45 PM »
I have a friend that owns a paint and body shop---I seriously concidered taking it to him and having it painted Candi-apple red to match the Pony car-----I think that would be wild.
This thumb hole, pistol grip plastic thing from Mid-way shoud do the trick nicely---I may use the sstock for a tomato stake this spring---at any rate I am tired of this issue--it was fun while it lasted---God, it is awful.
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2010, 04:42:46 PM »
I have a friend that owns a paint and body shop---I seriously concidered taking it to him and having it painted Candi-apple red to match the Pony car-----I think that would be wild.
This thumb hole, pistol grip plastic thing from Mid-way shoud do the trick nicely---I may use the sstock for a tomato stake this spring---at any rate I am tired of this issue--it was fun while it lasted---God, it is awful.
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 Is there any other damage to the stock other than the finish? If its in great shape other than its finish I might be interested in it.

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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2010, 12:25:44 AM »
Make susre that you take this negotiation to PM or EMail.  Thanks.
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2010, 12:32:05 AM »
Let me think about that---heck fire---I will give it to you if I decide I am thru with it---but if'n I do--you can't complain, ;D :P :-* cause I aint goon strip that sucker again.
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2010, 11:42:19 PM »
Let me think about that---heck fire---I will give it to you if I decide I am thru with it---but if'n I do--you can't complain, ;D :P :-* cause I aint goon strip that sucker again.
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 Let me know if you do decide you don't want it anymore. Send me a PM and I'm sure we can work something out.

 I would suggest looking at a chemical stripper though. What I did with one stock that seemed to work well was strip it with the chemical stripper. Then I soaked it in vinegar which works on some stains,but did not work on the stain mine was stained with,then I soaked it in bleach,then rinsed it really good and let it dry completely. The bleach removes stains that vinegar does not (and vice versa) but also seems to "damage" the wood fibers,but more than that,it "damaged" the softer parts a little more than the harder parts bringing the grain out even more when I stained it. Before staining I did a lot of steaming and sanding to get it nice and smooth but unfortunately didn't actually do enough so it looked all wavy where it should have been smooth as well as having an uneven coat of polyurethane over it. It was a disaster,so I stripped it again (which was actually fast and easy) This time,the stain I used was removed by the vinegar,rather than bleach. I then let it dry,sanded it smooth and tried again. This time the surface was prepped properly but unfortunately the polyurethane finish looked terrible,uneven and "plasticy". I stripped it again which went rather fast (using the stripper then vinegar),lightly sanded it and then re-stained it and finished it in birchwood casey true oil which worked perfectly.

My feeling is,the difference between a screwed up gun you get at a gun show and a properly refinished one is patience. If you dont do it right,or dont know what finish to use,and screw it up,you can always start over with relative ease so long as you have not done something like sand or burn (like the Carcano I bought,im still not really sure how they did it) a hole in stock or something)

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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2010, 07:25:30 AM »
Russel
Right now---that may change in a few minutes---you know how old minds are---I am going  to paint it Candi Apple. If that turns out to be a boner---I will ship it to you free of any charges.
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Re: MARLIN MODEL 60 QUESTION
« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2010, 08:02:58 PM »
Russel
Right now---that may change in a few minutes---you know how old minds are---I am going  to paint it Candi Apple. If that turns out to be a boner---I will ship it to you free of any charges.
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 Good luck. I cant see why it wont work if you start with a smooth surface underneath. The only problem I can foresee is the previous finish you put on it if there was a problem with the paint adhering.