8/7/2014 6:57:01 AM |
Removing cosmoline from wood |
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beemandan
Chuckey, TN
27, joined Oct. 2012
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I recently bought myself a new toy, however, it was coated in cosmoline. I managed to get this crap out of the bore, mechanism and other hiding places, but I have yet to find a way to get it off of a wooden stock without destroying the finish. I have read many posts on line as well as watching many videos on YouTube, but most of them have to do with using hot water or steam ( which I would like to avoid doing ).
I thought about taking the stock out and putting it in the trunk of my car to sweat it out, but I am unsure if that method would allow it all to leach out of the wood.
Any ideas?
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8/7/2014 8:06:17 PM |
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tileman1814

Kalispell, MT
66, joined Nov. 2007
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WD-40,olive oil. Try it in a small area that won't show. Both work wonders!
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8/8/2014 1:58:41 PM |
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sureshot40

Drumright, OK
48, joined Apr. 2011
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I have used diesel on the metal parts but I would check it in a small area and boiled a towel in water and wraped it around the wood parts for a couple minutes.
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8/8/2014 4:39:41 PM |
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luckylouie42

Cedar Grove, WV
74, joined Mar. 2008
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alcohol may do it without much damage to the wood, 
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8/8/2014 7:37:07 PM |
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alortom
Lynchburg, VA
51, joined Sep. 2012
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Boiled linseed oil. Takes a lot of elbow grease but works great. Used it on my M1. Check CMP ( civilian marksmanship program) website.
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8/11/2014 1:55:35 PM |
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flatheadone

Greenwood, FL
53, joined Jul. 2012
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i always use easy start in a spray can for that then set it out in the sun for an hour or two
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8/16/2014 10:48:46 PM |
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camperpaul

Zion, IL
75, joined Mar. 2008
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Mineral spirits works great.



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8/17/2014 10:00:50 AM |
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cupocheer

Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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I thought of mineral spirits but was wondering if tung oil would work as well?
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8/17/2014 9:27:06 PM |
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beemandan
Chuckey, TN
27, joined Oct. 2012
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I was able to get it all of with 80% rubbing alcohol. Just to be sure, I put the stock in a newspaper lined cardboard box in my trunk just to leach anything out. There was very little that seeped out of the 128* temperature of my trunk.
I need to get a new bottle of Tung oil. I found my old bottle, but apparently somewhere along the way the bottle cracked and it turned rock hard.
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10/17/2014 2:55:06 PM |
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makeusmile34
Pickens, SC
38, joined Apr. 2013
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Break-cleaner...Chased IMMEDIATELY WITH CLP!finish to taste.
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10/24/2014 8:50:47 PM |
Removing cosmoline from wood |
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pdforone

Litchfield, OH
65, joined Jul. 2010
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http://www.garandgear.com/m1-garand-stock-cleaning
Covers removing cosmoline from a rifle stock.
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10/29/2014 1:21:17 AM |
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starr_so_happy

Perry, IA
33, joined Jun. 2014
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Ok
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