cosmoline removal

[jyerxa]

My son doesn't want me to ask. But he's not around and the curiosity is killing me. It has been ages since I had to remove all the cosmoline off a weapon. I just used a lot of elbow grease and solvent. Hoppies. My son tells me there is a real slick way to remove it from the wood using a black yard sack. You stick the rifle/pistol into the sack and let the sun heat it up and then wipe it down and it comes right off. What do you guys do?

[Boss .300 winmag]

i would stand it up in a bucket next to some sort of heat source IE heater, wood stove ETC this time of year.

[Cap.Silver]

Disassemble the stock from barrel and dip the metal parts in paint thinner ,put the stocks to heat (hot days outside on deck,fireplace -not too close ) and wipe away as it melts periodically

[jyerxa]

He is thinking he is going to get a heat gun cause this isn't the best weather for heat. So heat it the best way?

[KFhunter]

warm water and simple green

Cosmoline Removal

[762Armo]

I've use something called mineral spirits, or green mineral, I'll doublecheck when I get home, had gotten it at Home Depot. All the metal parts went into a PVC pipe, topped with the solution. The wood stock sat next to fireplace but not too close to get warmed up. When it warms up the cosmoline comes out, and you just wipe it off. You're gonna be wiping alot, and when you think you're done. You're Not. lol

[huntnphool]

Mineral Spirits works well.

[jyerxa]

I'll have to rat on myself now and tell him I just had to ask. Those are some good ideas. Maybe I'll just plant a bug in his hear and later rat on myself. Thanks guys! 

[chrisb]

I've not used this myself but have heard of people pouring a pot of boiling water over it in the yard/driveway.

[mrolen]

brake cleaner works good on the metal parts to and heat seems to be the best way i have found on a wood stock

[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).