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For those of you who want to refinish your "greaser specials"

jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
edited March 2002 in General Discussion
When I get a gun caked with cosmoline, I just gotta clean it. Furthermore, I can't stand a stock so full of grease that it is black. So for those of you like me...IF you can find a big enough metal box (or weld one, which is what I did), fill it full of enough water to just cover the stock after removing all metal. Add 1/2 cup Oxyclean. Boil until the stock, when removed and allowed to dry, has lost all grease color. Shouldn't take more than an hour. I've done this several times and have yet to find a stock warp, because the whole thing is immeresed and heated evenly, and dries the same way.Once dry, Walnut looks great with just a linseed oil finish. Beech and other lighter woods need a light stain, then finish with whatever you would like, I use Linseed.Of course, you can sand if you want, but I like the dents.... ads character.In this way, I feel the stock is being restored, not refinished, to pre-grease state.Maybe I have too much time on my hands.
"...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • UNIVERSITY50UNIVERSITY50 Member Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    a wet wash cloth and a steam iron will lift out a lot of the dent. put wet cloth over dent and steam iron on cloth, works great if you do it right after you pull the stock out of the hot water degreasing.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How about Lin-Speed oil which dries fully unlike linseed? http://www.lin-speed.com/ [This message has been edited by He Dog (edited 03-04-2002).]
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    Never tried Lin-speed, but imagine it works fine. Personally I don't mind rubbing, waiting, oiling, rubbing, waiting, etc., but it would be a time saver.
    "...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    ever try Danish oil (used for furniture finishing) with some Carnubia paste wax? nice warm satin finish that brings out the grain.
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've done the "boil" method a lots of times while refurbishing Garand stocks. The iron on the wet rag works fine too.Mudge the restorer
    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ive got a WW2 garand that I was going to sell on GB. The stock is very dark. I can see that there is a cartouche in the wood but cant read it. Would this cleaning method hurt value or help it? Thanks
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