Wood stocks like the one on this rifle are easy to refinish, but a different technique is required to refinish a synthetic stock.
A synthetic stock will never match the beauty of a fine oil-finished walnut stock. However, synthetic stocks are far more rugged than a wood stock, and can be lighter as well. Besides, having a camouflage rifle may improve your hunting success, and nobody wants to cover up beautiful wood with a camo job. The flat black or grey of the typical synthetic stock, however, may be utilitarian but it is never beautiful; so there is no reason not to refinish it.
Instructions
1. Remove the rifle's action from the stock. On most rifles, this is done by removing two action screws on the bottom of the rifle.
2. Sand the stock lightly with 220-grit sandpaper.
3. Clean the stock thoroughly with denatured alcohol and a clean cloth.
4. Cover any areas you don't want painted, such as the action bedding area, with masking tape.
5. Hang the stock from overhead with a piece of wire, through one of the action screw holes.
6. Paint the base coat by holding the can of spray paint six to eight inches from the stock and spraying in sweeping motions, keeping the can moving at all times. Apply the paint in very thin coats, allowing each coat to dry before applying the next coat.
7. Tape templates to the stock, and spray the second color for a camo effect. Repeat with the third and any subsequent colors.
8. Allow the paint to dry fully before reassembling the rifle.
