thegooch
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- Jan 5, 2008
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PSL Furniture Refinish Project Update #2
I've decided to keep my PSL for the time being, however I've never really been to fond of the shitty Romanian finish. And thus begins my refinish project.
Day 1
Disassembly of the furniture was easy except for removing the buttpad. The PSL has two springs in the buttpad that help with the recoil. In order to remove the buttpad you have to press down to compress the springs and then twist the sling adapter to remove it from the buttpad.
Once that was done, I bought some KleanStrip
And applied it with a paintbrush
Let it sit for 30 minutes and used a plastic scraper to remove the nasty finish.
Going to let it dry overnight, then sand with 220 grit followed by 330 grit.
I will update the thread as I progress
Today I sanded and then buffed with 0000 steel wool and started to apply the stain.
After 3 coats you can really see the wood grain, in a couple hours it's going to soak in RIT dye overnight (12hours) which should give it the deep russian red color
Soaking in RIT Scarlet Red dye for 6 hours each side.
After a 12 hour soak
Next step is to let it dry for at least 48 hours then apply the varnish
I've decided to keep my PSL for the time being, however I've never really been to fond of the shitty Romanian finish. And thus begins my refinish project.

Day 1
Disassembly of the furniture was easy except for removing the buttpad. The PSL has two springs in the buttpad that help with the recoil. In order to remove the buttpad you have to press down to compress the springs and then twist the sling adapter to remove it from the buttpad.

Once that was done, I bought some KleanStrip

And applied it with a paintbrush

Let it sit for 30 minutes and used a plastic scraper to remove the nasty finish.

Going to let it dry overnight, then sand with 220 grit followed by 330 grit.
I will update the thread as I progress

Today I sanded and then buffed with 0000 steel wool and started to apply the stain.
After 3 coats you can really see the wood grain, in a couple hours it's going to soak in RIT dye overnight (12hours) which should give it the deep russian red color

Soaking in RIT Scarlet Red dye for 6 hours each side.

After a 12 hour soak

Next step is to let it dry for at least 48 hours then apply the varnish
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