Question for

[Micanopy]

gun builders, gun smiths, wood workers, people with good knowledge of wood doings...

I been told that "Stripeze" and other such products shouldnt be used on gunstocks because it can ruin the wood and can never be completely removed from the wood...
Is this true of is it sea lawyer stuff?

[Baldy]

I have used it to strip chairs and a dining table of varnish.  Then I hosed it off, dried, sanded, and refinished.  That was 2 years ago and things still look good.  It is messy and you do need to take adequate safety precautions.

[gunmaker]

I've used it on guns in past, never saw a problem, be sure and wash well with water and slow dry.  Theres new "Green" stuff out now--haven't used it tho except on cabinets, no problems with that either, paint stuck and is still on there 5 yr.  ...Tom

[Micanopy]

Ok great, redoing a couple of stocks, cva's so I suppose they are beach. I'll give it a whirl, i figured for the most part it was all sea lawyer talk and that it was safe to use but wanted some better opinions on it han just sea lawyers. Thank you.

[hotfxr]

At last a topic that I actually know something about. Over the last decade or so, almost all paint and paint related products have gone "green" and the low voc, non toxic, non polluting formulations really require a different approach to make things work correctly. If at all possible, get some "aircraft" stripper, and get it at an automotive paint store, (you will never find it at a box store such as Home Desperate) and read the directions. It's all about the correct temperature, correct coating, and correct timing. Even with the DIY formulations at the box stores, they will work fine as long as work it in right and completely remove and neutralize the stripper with slightly warm water and let it dry. Of course you will need to dry the stock with rags to remove as much water as you can since it is the water that will ruin a stock faster than anything else. I have stripped and refinished almost all of the stocks on my muzzleloaders with no problems whatsoever.

[beowulf]

 used stripeze on a 1970s tc hawken that looked just god awful .  whatever they used was resistant to just about everything , tried just scraping it off , but was like scraping glass . took three applications of stripeze (at the right room temp ) but the stuff kind crinkled , split into strips and came right ofrf with the use of a piece of broken glass as a scraper .  had no problems with refinishing the stock . looked good for a 40 year old rifle !

[Dogshirt]

It helps to slather it on good and wrap up in plastic. Keeps it from drying out and speeds things up.

[Micanopy]

hmmmmmmmmm good idea