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Refinishing no or later?
I have a couple of mosins that I want to refinish (nothing major & no bubba-ing); the question is should I wait for warmer weather or is ok to do them now?
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke speech of 23 April 1770, "Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents," delivered to the House of Commons. -
Umm...
To a purist, refinishing is usually bubba.Originally posted by GoodEyeSniperOriginally posted by ChopperXOriginally posted by Jeff L -
What do you want to do to it?
There is also a big difference between "restoring" and "refinishing".
For instance, even doing something like sanding a stock a slathering a coat of varnish on it, would be a bubba job. Bubba-ing comes in many forms, no matter how big or small.
Like mosinnagant9130 stated, anything done to a piece aside from replacement parts in their original state, is usually considered a bubba job.Last edited by GOEX FFF; 03-16-2012, 4:34 PM.Comment
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I would not recommend refinishing in sub-zero temps. I personally like refinishing in the temperature between the upper 50's to low 80's. When temperatures are really up there in the summer, your tung oil, varnishes etc. dry much faster of course. And I don't like that. But, then when its a nice hot day and I have the wood wet with water is what I do like."TRUST BUT, VERIFY"
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Unless you can create it "in-house", warmer weather is always helpful.sigpic
Originally posted by starsnufferComment
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For the record - I am restoring.
Thanks for the input!"The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke speech of 23 April 1770, "Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents," delivered to the House of Commons.Comment
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