Mosin nagant cosmoline

[goose225pa]

What's the easiest way to remove all this cosmoline from this stock.. Don't wanna wait till its 100 degrees outside.

 

[sportsbud]

Heat, if you have a good blowdrier, you can try that, you can also see if it fits in your oven when set to broil, just put it in after you turn the oven on as the flare from starting can burn the stock, there are so many options.. if you have a heat gun that the best way, you heat then wipe off the cosmoline and repeat till its done...

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Parts washer

Lacking that:

Kero, diesel etc

 

[Sugarbug]

I took mine down to bare wood with some acetone. If you're wanting to take off just the cosmoline, then heat gun is the way to go. My wife's blow dryer was not at all good enough.

 

[Armnhammer]

I took mine down to bare wood with some acetone. If you're wanting to take off just the cosmoline, then heat gun is the way to go. My wife's blow dryer was not at all good enough.

How hard was it with acetone? Did it come right off?


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[Sugarbug]

How hard was it with acetone? Did it come right off?


MOΛΩN ΛABE

Came right off, but realize it takes all of the finish off with it. It will look like mine in the group buy thread if you use acetone.

 

[saggitarius449]

Don't know if its good for it or not but I used brake cleaner. Spray it on and it came right off. Then I oiled everything with gun oil real good. Didn't seem to hurt anything.

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[EonDresari]

As far as the metal parts, on all of mine I just put them in purple power degreaser. Irritates the skin so I'd recommend gloves. For the stock, a little hand held steamer gets it out easy, just steam and wipe it off. (Works best outside in the summer though)

 

[tmlowe]

A ceramic heater pointed towards the gun in the corner worked well. Set it to high and just wipe the stock every so often as the cosmoline soaks out. This is how I did my MN and just let it go while I sat here and watched TV

 

[Robbie]

I bought two from the group buy.
On the first one I sanded the heck out of it with my BD mouse and soaked in HOT water.
Second I used a stripper from Pep Boy's, can't remember her name though. HAHA! Sprayed on and let sit for 15 minutes. I did that 3 times and worked great. Just make sure you let the stock sit in the sun for a good while, today is a lil cold but the sun is out.

 

[Treadwisely]

Try a clothes steamer if you have one! Great for cosmo.

 

[rrussotwo]

Mineral spirits.

 

[LACamper]

I used a wall paper steamer to get the bulk of it off. Later I hung it in the attic in the summer.

 

[Armnhammer]

Been trying to strip mine down and the heat gun seems to do more damage than good.


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[Grendal]

Diesel, it melts cosmoline away without harming the metal. It is oil based and used by the military to remove cosmoline.

 

[goose225pa]

I have mineral spirits, ima try diesel I guess.. Or just scrub more with mineral spirits. Doesn't look like its gonna be hot outside anytime soon andwife would be pissed if I stuck it in the oven...

 

[JoeRoache]

I used brake cleaner on mine. Works instantly, though it will remove the finish on the wood.

 

[goose225pa]

I used brake cleaner on mine. Works instantly, though it will remove the finish on the wood.

Break cleaner and diesel!! Between the two something will work!!! Doesn't look like its going to warm up any time soon!

 

[JoeRoache]

Any ideas on how you will refinish it?

 

[goose225pa]

Haven't a clue! Lol