I purchased this rifle at a local gun auction about a month ago. I will be doing a full restoration of this rifle which will include: an overall disassembly and cleaning of the internals, refinishing the receiver and the barrel, and refinishing the stock.
Here is what the rifle looked like when I purchased it.
X5 Lightning Restoration
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Here is the rifle fully disassembled, all the mechanical components appear to be in excellent condition.
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The bluing is starting to fade in some areas on the barrel; there is a bad spot near the end of the barrel which is rusting.
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I'm not a proponent of bluing, due to its temporal nature as a rust protector. As a result, I've opted to go with what I hope to be a more permanent solution: ceramic/enamel paint. The product I'm using is Duplicolour's High Temp Engine Enamel - low gloss black. Ive used this product before when doing an engine rebuild on a 73 nova and its held up perfectly.
I lightly sanded the bluing down and used a phosphoric acid gel on the deeper rust spots. After neutralizing the acid, I de-greased the barrel with paint thinner and rinsed with water. I sprayed 4-5 very light coats and baked the barrel in an oven at 300 F for 2 hours in accordance with the instructions on the can. It's been seven days since, which is the recommended cure time; here are the results. |
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Using the same procedure on the receiver. I don't think this gun was ever cleaned in its lifetime, the bolt, other internals, and the inside of the receiver were filthy.
Before Dents from what I presume to be scope mounts.. I've hammered out the dents and lightly sanded off the surface rust and bluing before paint. |
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After paint and cure
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Welcome to the Ithaca Owners Forum Chewie !!
Please introduce yourself to our community via the New Member Welcome Area... Enjoy the forum. |
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BTW...Nice job !!
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That is some really good work. It looks great.
--Jim
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Working on the stock now. I want to go with a simple boiled linseed oil finish.
Here it is before varnish stripping. After stripping (I used a basic furniture stripper) After light sanding with 220 grit |
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Looking good...
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Finished stock; about 12 coats of linseed oil over a few weeks.
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The X5 resto is finished!!!
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Awesome job Chewy !!
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