Gun Stock Finish Remover. Easy to use perma blue liquid gun blue is the proven way for touching up or completely re blueing most guns. It had that shiny finish.
For removing the old finish, cover the whole body of the gun with a finish remover. Watch the video below on how to finish your gunstock using this product: Most long guns made before 1960 have a wooden stock by default.
It gives protection to your gunstock.
The street value may mean something or nothing to you. The heat gun will soften this coating and it can be scraped off relatively easily. After that, rinse the wood thoroughly and wipe it down. The owner of one of the rifles i am caretaking for asked me if i would redo the finish on the stock.