BROWNELLS
ROTTENSTONE

050806104228 083039016

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Genuine, triple fine, Rottenstone powder. The same that s been used by professional stock finishers for generations. Mix with linseed oil; becomes a fast, but fine-cutting abrasive that s easily worked over the finish with a felt pad. Use on fully dried finishes only.

SPECS: 3F grade. Plastic jar. 8 oz. (227 g) and 1 lb. (454 g).

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Customer ratings for BROWNELLS ROTTENSTONE 1LB

Number of ratings: 3
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Average rating: 4.7

Rotten Stone, not so rotten to me (08/10/2009)

I recently stripped and refinished a stock to a Arisaka 7.7 The stock was in horrible shape and I never expected that it would come out very well but I just wanted to do it as an exercise in learning. I stripped the stock with nothing but sandpaper not using any solvents to help with the removal of the old finish. After the stock was sanded down for the third time with 420 sandpaper I used layer upon layer of True Oil for a bright shiny finish to the stock. Not wanting quite the shine that True Oil gives I used Rotten Stone to slightly dull the surface of the finish. Rotten Stone did a fantastic job of giving that perfect balance between shine and depth that we all prefer.

The Rotten Stone went on easy, and for a rookie like myself in gun finishing I was extremely pleased with the ease of use and the final results that it gave. I would suggest it to anybody who is considering refinishing not just gun stocks but any finish on your wooden projects (I also used it on a pine rocking chair that recently refinished and it worked just as well as it did with the gun stock). I cannot find any negatives with this product at all. That's how pleased I was with using Rotten Stone in general.

It's not (13/07/2013)

I've used the in the past at gunsmithing school on my stock as a buffer before I used higher polish compounds and loved it. I recently bought it for some 1911 Grips that I made. I had hand rubbed them with Pro Custom oil and it was still too dull. I used the rottenstone and they look amazing now! Now they have a bit of a shine, but not too much!
I didn't follow the instructions exactly. I used the Pro Custom as the liquid agent.

You will need to acquire a felt pad. It doesn't come with it like the guitar polish does.

Nice grading, no grit, no chunks. (10/04/2017)

Back in the 1990s we paid about $1200 each for some fine English engraved machine heads for classical guitars. They looked great, and by the time we got them back to the USA, we were going to have to charge $2000 a set or lose money on them. Looking great is not good enough. For $2000 these needed to be smooth, and tight. The Rottenstone rescued these, and with inflation we finally sold out these custom machines this year at $3500-$4200 a set. These were all hand engraved, silver, gold, and rhodium plated works of art. We have used rotten stone to polish up countless parts in guns, guitars, banjos etc. The Rottenstone sold at hardware stores can have rocks and sand in it. This stuff is nice high grade without any nasty surprises in it. We buy tools, and shop consumables from gunsmithing suppliers, jewelry suppiers, luthrie suppliers, wood working suppliers, etc. Fine wood and metal work is what it is. Guns, and guitars can transcend function and become art. Put the word "luthrie" in front of any tool, no matter how mundane and the price doubles, if not triples. I have used this in revolvers to "smooth things" out too. Reischell is not the only $1000+ machine head that has needed rottenstone.

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BROWNELLS ROTTENSTONE 1LB 050806104228 Genuine, triple fine, Rottenstone powder. The same that s been used by professional stock finishers for generations. Mix with linseed oil; becomes a fast, but fine-cutting abrasive that s easily worked over the finish with a felt pad. Use on fully dried finishes only.

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Genuine Rottenstone powder, triple fine, for professional stock finishing.
Can be mixed with linseed oil to create a fine-cutting abrasive for use with a felt pad.
Designed for use on fully dried finishes only, available in 8 oz. and 1 lb. sizes.