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What is best to use dirty wood
Stormtrooper 13
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Trying to clean stock , and wood over barrel on old 303 I got given to me . I,ve tried hoppe's , nitro clp , orange oil stuff , and old english . The gun sat in a closet for around 45 yrs . The stock looks a little better , but it,s still pretty dirty . If I can only get wood to look like bore ( it clened right up and is mirror ) . Any ideas would be helpful short of refinishing .
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Once clean, protect the stock with boiled linseed oil or tung oil.
Neal
Go to Wal Mart and buy a gallon of Purple Power from the automotive section. Put in a spray bottle.
Put the gun in a sink or outdoors. Spray with purple power. Let sit ten minutes. Spray again. Keep doing this until no more gunk is running off. Finish by rinsing with about as hot of water as you can comfortably handle. Buff lightly with 0000 steel wool. The result will be COMPLETELY free of grease, dirt... and original finish, as a warning to some who just want to clean, not refinish. A few coats of your choice of Linseed, Tung Oil, LinSpeed, or various stains, seals, etc, and you are all set.
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I hsve an old Parker shotgun that had a stock that was black with dirt and grease. I tried wiping it down with mineral spirits but nothing happened. I used a dilute ammonia solution and it removed all the black junk. It also did not damage the original finish. Put a small amount of a high quality paste wax on it and it looks great.
Wonkos brew
Old Finish Removal
Get a disposable aluminum roaster pan at the supermarket that is large enough for the stock. Stop by your Home Depot or whatever and get a gallon of acetone and a gallon of alcohol. If the stock has a plastic finish you might want a can of some paste stripper too. Use that first if the outside finish requires it. If the stock has a varnish or oil finish the acetone will lift that with no problem. Then toss the stock in the roaster and pour in the acetone (it will also neutralize the paste stripper). Cover the wood until it floats. Then pull off a good length of aluminum foil and make a cover for the "tank", sealing it as well as possible. Be aware that acetone is highly volatile and smoking the cigar over the top of it is not recommended. Let the things soak for several days, turning the wood over a couple times a day. When you feel like you're tired of that, and the acetone looks like it has quit changing color, pour the acetone back in the can, rinse the roaster out with alcohol, and then soak the stock in the alcohol just like you did in the acetone. When you yank the baby out of the alcohol bath it will be CLEAN! And you can seal it and refinish it anyway you want after you let it dry a couple days.
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