I've got a walnut gunstock that currently has Waterlox for a finish. After applying the finish I'm not happy with how the stock looks. I want to strip off the Waterlox, stain the wood and reapply the Waterlox.
Here's my problem, I use the sanding sludge method of grain filling. How can I retain the stained finish while I use thinned Waterlox for sanding to get sludge to fill the pores in the grain? Or is there a different method I can use?