Baking out the cosmoline.
After stripping a Mauser M48 stock and 2 spare Moisen M44 stocks, I deceided to try to bake the cosmoline out of them.The M48 and a pair of MN M44 stocks have been "cooking" in the back window of my...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
Good questions, terrible pun.The Curio and Relic Firearms ForumTo err is human. But to really screw things up you just about have to have a computer.
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
Right on both counts.Someone at anouther sight thought the oozing could go on for several more days...even weeks.
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
It is possible, it depends on the heat plus how much cosmo the wood has soaked up. When the sun goes down, you can use a hair dryer, heat gun and even the oven. I normally use PP{purple power} to...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
The sun is a good degreaser & then I bathe mine in hot water w/Tide. Then lather, rinse, & repeat. I've used PP before and it's good stuff too. Like Flhunter sez...the finish will be gone!How...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
I've got a Polish M-44 that I'm working on. Was just going to leave it the way it was until I joined the C&R Fourm. Anyway, I have scrubed the handguard of the gun with a brush and a scrubby pad...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
Hey, that's a "hot" idea. But what does it do to the back deck of your car? Check out Thor's Reloading Room
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
When you can't get any more cosmoline out then it's time to finish the think.I would hope that you put plenty of newspapers down on the deck before placing the stock there. Also at this time of the...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
How do yo when you got all the cosmo out and it's time to finish the stock?
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
Quote:How do you know when you got all the cosmo out and it's time to finish the stock? That's a $64,000 question. Last military stock I did still had some that just wouldn't come out. It acted like...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
I know when all the stuff is out by going to the range and shooting. On a hot day when shooting a bunch of Turk ammo the stock will start feeling greasy. The stuff will really leech out. We still do...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
Ok, So lets say that I "think" I got out all of the cosmoline and I did not. Will the stock look like crud if I put tung oil on it for refinishing? Or will it look good? I'm new to all this and just...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
BnB-When you finish if there will be areas that are a little darker than the rest of the stock(that is where the cosmo is..) It may not look bad at all...but if there is very much..on a hot day at the...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
Hi Zee! Yep I did have darker spots around the wrist of the stock like you said. I have cleaned the stock w/ orange cleaner, tide, castroil degreaser and goop. During this process I have also scrubbed...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
OK got caught by my G/F last night "baking" my stock. She wasn't to crazy about it. She said the oven is for edible things only! Oh well, I tried. Did buy some oven cleaner and will give that a shot...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
Hello all, this thread brings up several different thoughts:1st, I believe it was this board where there were directions posted for making a stock dryer out of a length of 6" dia. duct and a small...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
Quote:OK got caught by my G/F last night "baking" my stock. She wasn't to crazy about itI knew this was going to happen. Sooner or later we've got to call in the marriage counselors for the guys...
View ArticleRe: Baking out the cosmoline.
There's company called "Parks" that makes a driveway cleaner that's formulated to suck the oil out of your driveway. I have used it cut 50/50 with water for good results. Pure strength will strip the...
View Article
