My grandfather's Rem 1100 Refinished (Before and After pics)

[Alabamacoastie]

Hi everyone! I wanted to share some pics of the Remington 1100 I inherited from my grandfather a few years ago. When I received it, it had a light bit of rust starting to grow all over the receiver and barrel. It still shot like brand new, but it was ugly and I was afraid that the rust, if left unchecked, would only get worse.

So, I decided to take it apart and refinish it. I paid a local gun store to remove the rust and cerakote (Burnt Bronze) all of the metal parts, except for the bolt... Then I began the laborious process of stripping off the old thick poly lacquer.

Once the stock and handguard were taken down to bare wood, I did some VERY light sanding and then stained the wood furniture with 20 coats of pure Tung oil... I didn't use the "tung oil finish" that you can get at Lowes and Home Depot. I used 100% pure Tung oil that I had to buy off the internet. I rubbed it with super fine steel wool, put on a layer of tung oil, wiped off the excess, and let it dry for three days. I did that over and over again until the wood furniture had 20 coats. This process took almost 2 months.

I love the way it came out. I think my granddad would be really happy to see it.

Before Pics:

 

[Alabamacoastie]

After Pics:

 

[LizardKing]

Great work, man! Even cooler that is was your Grandfather's.

 

[Jeppo]

Stunning!

 

[Friday]

I have a feeling that if Grandpa could see it now...
...he'd want it back.

Great effort and it shows. Well done.

 

[Coltdefender1911]

Very handy work. Finished product looks excellent.

 

[Jake]

After Pics:

Beautiful. Would you mind telling us your technique?

 

[Remshooter]

Looks great! I like the updated look on the old gun. Really good job on the wood. The competition operating handle rounds it out nicely. The old Remington lacquer is a pain to remove.

 

[bkv]

That's beautiful. Awesome work.

 

[ncav8tor]

Very nice!

 

[Chdamn]

Looks great! I like the updated look on the old gun. Really good job on the wood. The competition operating handle rounds it out nicely. The old Remington lacquer is a pain to remove.

Yeah the brownings I’ve done were the same.

I finally found a technique that works really well and super easy. Coat the stock in a good gel stripper and wrap it in cellophane then leave it over night.

Next day get the hot water going and rinse it off, using a stiff bristle tooth brush in the checkering.

The hot water raises the grain and makes dents and scratches close up. Then it’s sand and refinish (after recheckering if needed).