CLEANING RIFLE STOCKS

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NOMAD	CLEANING RIFLE STOCKS	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1 (12/13/09 10:20 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None hello,first of all I am not actually a new member I have been around for awhile,first as a member when I first started collecting,then as a lurker.this period has been over several years.we all have experimented over time how to best clean up an old rifle stock of cosmoline dirt grease,etc.I think I have hit upon one of the least destructive ways to do that.after a frustrating bout of cleaning with a yugo and using the methods here I was not happy using water and degreaser on my weapon.I went on a shopping trip with my wife and while we were coming down the cleaning supplies aisle I spotted a product called weimans lemon oil,I thought for a second and thought well I will give it a try. it read on the label that it was good for wood and cleans.when I got home I went to my work area and could not believe how fast the cosmoline and dirt melted away,it even worked on the metal parts.this post was not meant to discredit anyones methods of cleaning stocks,but to merely to help others.
Cabinetman		#1	[-]
Posts: 5401 (12/14/09 01:56 PM) Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Good afternoon Nomad. Thanks for your post. Well, the reason that the lemon oil worked for you was actually quite simple. It's because the bulk of what's in that bottle is a petroleum distillate of some kind laced with lemon scent. There is NO lemon in there, actually, just the nice lemon smell. What did the cleaning was the PD, or basically a solvent that cut through a lot of the surface crud on the stock that would react with a petroleum distillate material. What it didn't clean was the stuff that would react only with water or a mild detergent. Usually, when I clean the gunk off of stocks, I, too, use a solvent of some kind first like acetone or lacquer thinner. Neither hurts the wood but it will cut through years of handling oils and shooting debris. Then, after that's done it job, I'll swap to a quick after cleaning using 409 and a good towel rag. I don't soak the stock with it but just clean the surface. Finally, after that, it should be ready for a re-oil without having raised any grain. One other advantage over using a solvent is that the stock doesn't smell like lemons against your face........unless you like that kind a thing Thanks for posting! Rome A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
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Posts: 972 (12/15/09 11:13 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Good information Rome.
NOMAD	LEMON OIL	#3	[-]
Posts: 2 (12/18/09 10:04 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	thanks for the additional information cabinetman.I dont think weimans lemon oil contains petroleum distillates,however it does contain mineral oil,and I cannot say for certain if that is a distillate.it does not raise the grain on the wood,the lemon smell dissapates rather quickly and its disolves cosmolene like nothing else I have tried in that catagory.