I've had great success with WipeOut in my plastic stocked guns, but recently acquired a rifle with a fine oil finished stock. Anybody use the stuff and have problems with wood finishes???

I use it on my 470 with an oil finish and have got it on the wood a couple of times without any problem. I just get it off right away.
Take care,
Dave

If it sits on the wood any length of time, it will ruin the finish. I found this out the hard way.

All my firearms are wood-stocked and oil-finished, some are fine British doubles. I have been using WipeOut now for nearly a year with perfect satisfaction. Admittedly it takes a bit of technique to keep it all in the bore, but once mastered there should be no contact with the stock. Doubles are easy because the barrels are removed for cleaning, but paper-towel plugs are essential to prevent escape of the expanding foam from the bore and breech of a bolt-gun. I tend to use a LOT of kitchen-paper!

The manufacturer warns that it may damage oil-finishes, so just keep it away from the woodwork.

I should add its worth the extra mucking about: WipeOut is simply marvellous for removing copper fouling.

I haven't used Wipeout at all, but based on my experience with wood-stocked rifles and various oil-type finishes, I'd use caution with ANY bore solvent. I've seen even Shooter's Choice damage finishes, and unless the finish material is some sort of super-tough Urathane or Dupont's RKW, you really need to make every effort to eliminate as much contact of solvent and stock as possible, and to wipe off any solvent that does contact the stock as soon as possible.

I usually lay an old towel over the barrel and stock just ahead of the scope, and another towel over the stock and pistol grip. You can also get a really great stock sleeve from Sinclair, International, that is designed for just this pupose.

AD

Don't any of you just simpley take the barreled action out of the stock when cleaning? Might be an idea if one is scared of ruining fine wood.

Erik D.

Thanks to all for the input!

If you plug the bore at the chamber with a dowell and patch then there is no reason to get it on the wood...

I also use a piece of 15 inch tubing on the Wipe Out and slide it down the bore and let the wipe out push the tube out the bore..Keep a towell hanging on the front of the bore.