Synthetic Stock Damage

[Ray Ford]

A while back, I bought a Browning A-bolt .300 magnum with a black synthetic stock.  It had one of those black, stretchy cartridge holders on the  butt stock.  When I took it off, the surface of the stock that had been covered by the cartridge holder appeared to be oxidized--appeared some what white.  I sprayed it with WD-40, and I have tried other things, but it still looks oxidized.
 
Any suggestions for returning the stock to its original black look? 

[quickdtoo]

I'm thinkin Back to Black.

Tim

http://www.mothers.com/02_products/06108.html

[Ray Ford]

I clicked on the link and ended up talking to a guy in California who informed me the "Back to Black" product was carried in automotive parts stores.  I drove a short distance to O'reilly's and purchased a bottle.
 
It worked, more or less, on my rifle stock. 
 
As I stated in my above post, when I purchased the gun, it had one of those stretchy black cartridge holders on the stock.  I removed it, and underneath, the surface of the stock appeared to be oxidized: it looked whitish.  The area was the shape and size of the cartridge holder.  The "Back to Black" restored the area to its black color, but the surface still has a different texture from the rest of the stock--a texture like it was damaged by oxidation.  The product made the rest of the stock look beautiful--a shiny black.  Thanks for the tip. 
 
I'm left wondering why the stock was damaged by the cartridge holder?

[Ranger99]

first thought reading these was the
elastic in the holder.
have any used plastic worms fishing
and had a plastic lure box or tackle
box melted by some chemical something
in the plastic lure? likely the same chemical
or close to it.
maybe the holder held some moisture onto
the surface of the stock?