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cosmoline removal
viva_che1363:
i cleaned mine pretty darn good and still had some seeping out after a few rounds at the range. in soviet russia, cosmoline cleans you !!
Lincoln4:
For the metal, I used the boiling water technique first (Poured out of the teapot). Followed by degreaser and warm water.
Get it out of the wood with heat. The black hefty bag would probably work well.
Check YouTube for various techniques...
MarkDozier:
mosin.net or 762X54R.net has the best info on this topic
jaymark6655:
Pretty much like everyone says, "HEAT". Here it hits 100+ on some summer days and letting the gun sit on the sidewalk will just let the stuff leech out of the wood. I have a shop oven, that I can set at about 150F, put it on the top rack and a pan under it on the bottom rack (but this oven is never used for food). For metal, hot water and degreaser right after the oven works great.
wildweeds:
I mixed up some "Ed's Red" borecleaner this morning,the write up on it stated it was good for removing cosmoline from the bore of a stored weapon,can't see why it wouldn't work on the outer metal parts as well.I wouldn't try it on the wood as it has acetone in it.Easy and not messy to make,equal parts dextron 2 or 3 auto tranny fluid,mineral spirits,acetone and K1 kerosene(for indoor heaters).