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09 April 2007, 07:23
Fat_Albert
Cosmoline
Whats the lastest word on cleaning cosmoline off a Euro military rifle (metal and wood)?
09 April 2007, 08:36
craigster
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Originally posted by Fat_Albert:
Whats the lastest word on cleaning cosmoline off a Euro military rifle (metal and wood)?


The last one I did at my buddies auto machine shop. Disassembled the rifle ran all the metal parts thru his "hot tank", just like you would cylinder heads or an engine block. For stocks, I use either laquer thinner or mineral spirits. I have also used oven cleaner on the wood, but I'm sort of hesitant to recommend it. I never had a problem using it but I have seen a few stocks that it had been used on and they didn't look too good. Oven cleaner can also impart a greenish tint to some pieces of wood. I've never had that happen, but I have seen examples of it.
09 April 2007, 10:11
smedley
WD-40 cuts it pretty good.


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09 April 2007, 21:48
30ott6
I've used mineral spirits with good results.

John
10 April 2007, 00:29
trekker111
For the metal parts I've used gasoline to good results. Best I've found is a parts washer, and solvent, with the brush head that feeds the solvent thru the brush handle and out the bristles. Just start scrubbing.

For the wood I've aways wiped the clumps of it out then hang the stock in the sun. Heat seems to make it leach out of the wood.
28 April 2007, 18:45
jpb
Put on some OLD clothes and go to the coin-operated car wash.

The standard hot water + detergent under pressure works wonders.

Sure is messy though!

john
30 April 2007, 17:17
KSTEPHENS
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Originally posted by jpb:
Put on some OLD clothes and go to the coin-operated car wash.

The standard hot water + detergent under pressure works wonders.

Sure is messy though!
thats exactly what we do.
throw them in the back of the truck and bring plenty of quarters.
i love the smell of a pine scented mosin in the morning.
john

30 April 2007, 20:00
SempreElk
First Cousin was the distribution manager for Toyota cars at the Port. When they came off the ship and were covered with some sort of greasy film that resembled cosmoline. They washed them down with Kerosene and then hand washed them. I would use Kerosene.
01 May 2007, 00:45
mete
Cosmoline melts at about 150F. Somewhere on the internet there is an oven made of two garbage cans and heated with light bulbs.That takes care of most of it , the rest will come off with a solvent.
02 May 2007, 00:28
Arctic
Carburator cleaner works fine on Cosmoline.
~Arctic~


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03 May 2007, 01:37
teroenza
surplusrifle.com has tons of info on cosmoline removal.
-Josh

That's the page with the trash can mete was refering to.


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