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Posted: 11/28/2005 12:46:43 AM EDT
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How should I go about removing the cosmoline from the barrell and other parts of my Turk Mauser. I finally removed the pin holding the upper band on and got the stock seperated from the metal parts. The stock is also full of cosmoline. I read somewhere about putting it in the oven. But I do not think my wife will go for that. She was mad when I washed the gas off the bolt in the kitchen sink. Now that I have seperated the wood parts from the metal parts I can start to get this thing cleaned 100%. Please give your input. |
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The oven is good for leaching out the cosmoline. If you just clean the surface, the cosmo will FOREVER come up and out of the finish whenever the gun gets hot. Here's a stock heater I made for $15. It works great, is cheap, and will accomodate those long stocks like your Turk '38.  Here's the thread about how to make one: archive.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=14&t=179347 |
+1 On my 03A3 I cleaned the metal with white gas and the wood with minwax antique furiniture stripper and then finally got a steam cleaner. It blasted the cosmoline out of all the nooks on the action and got more out of the stock. And you can steam dents out of the stock at the same time. |
Thts what I just go. Wally world for $25.00 I have to winter projects. A 59/66 and vz24. I am feeling the swiss flu coming around too 
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| For steel I use Simple Green or the Jungle Jake knockoff.Soak and then tooth brush.Rinse well with hot water then blast with brake cleaner.For stocks you could use oven cleaner,run through the dishwasher, if you plan on refinishing or wrap with paper towels put in black plastic garbage bag and let sit in the sun for a few days.Iv'e heard the steam cleaner thing works very well but have yet to try it, maybe this winter. |
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I use mineral spirits for all of the metal stuff. I just put a couple inches in a small tub and let the pieces soak. I little bit of work with a toothbrush and it's gone. I then do the barrel and receiver by hand with mineral spirits and a toothbrush. I use patches soaked in it to do the barrel. If you plan on redoing the stock, mineral sprits also works well. It will remove all of the finish though. I'm going to home depot for some supplies to build that thing though, great idea! |
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Purple power followed by Windex (repeat until no run-off or wipe down with Windex is cosmo colored) on a stock will rid it of excess cosmoline. It will look ruined but a nice coating of tung oil and the stock will look like new. Milsurp Shooter stock cleaning |
YES, and no worries about chemicals changing your finish. If you house can't smell like guns, use the garage. |
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