Brand new Norc M14 cleanup..?

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Ok so my pal brought it over...bone stock M14 in box...he wants to clean it up so we can handle it and all before attempting the first strip/deep clean and tinkering...what are some basic cleanup tips and what should we use as cleaning agents for:

1. The metal parts that are all greased up...

2. The stock and wood parts...don't want the dishwasher clean...just for handling to start...

I just don't want him using overly aggressive agents that will harm the natural finishes...

I read somewhere to use brake cleaner on the metal parts...is that ok and I'd guess you don't want to get any of that on the chu wood right? Set us straight on all of this and mucho thanks!
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I threw all the metal parts is a tub of gasoline for a couple of hours, then brushed them off with a paint brush and let dry overnight. The stalk wasn't all that gooey, I simply wiped it down with a dry rag.
 
I stripped the receiver down and blasted it all clean with aerosol brake cleaner, an air hose, then sprayed it with G96 protectant and automotive grease on the appropriate spots. There are potentially metal chips and grit in nooks and cranies of the metal. The wood stock cleaned up pretty good with some varsol on a rag, but to be honest I eventually ditched the original wood on both my Norinco's.
 
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I used a small steamer from XS cargo, simple green, and a toothbrush to degrease the metal parts. I steamed and scrubbed the wood, but never could get that stink to go away, so I ended up putting it in the dishwasher.

I've heard that brake kleen and the citrus degreaser you get at bike shops for cleaning chains also work well on the metal parts. As does kerosene, gasoline, and varsol.

Hot water and soap probably works just fine as well.
 
SIMPLE GREEN, it's non toxic and works very well. Rinse with hot water and dry metal parts in the oven at a low heat till dry. (best to do when wife not home) I've had great results with a couple of M14s's. Works on the stock also. Not the oven part. Best of luck.

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if it is cosmoline heavy use lighter fluid or simular. then hot soapy water, or simply green ect, dry all parts very well, add oil or grease depending on part and function.
 
Use liberal amounts of Simple Green
wash in hot water afterwards and dry

Toss stock in fireplace and enjoy a beer while it burns.

PS make sure damper is open or you may be high from more than the beer :)
 
Every one I get, I strip and into the dishwasher it goes. You won't get the stock cleaner and the metal is so clean you have to oil it all right away or the thing will start showing surface rust. No muss, no fuss., and it's completely clean, inside and out.
 
Threw my stock in the dishwasher as directed, came out nice and clean! Gave it the fine steel wool and it turned out great for Chi-wood. Everything else I cleaned profusely in my solvent tank then oiled and greased as required.
 
Not to hijack, as it is on a related note.... but what solution (save gasoline, and brake cleaner as they both give me an excruciating headache) do you guys recommend using to degrease that will totally avoid rusting? I remember when I had a Norc M14 a long time ago, I used the hot water and Simple Green method. I then wiped everything off as best I could and let it air dry. Afterwards I noticed very light surface rust in some of the nooks and crannies, as well as in the roll pins (ie. the one that holds in the stripper clip guide) that I couldn't get to with manual drying. I think there may have been a touch inside the bolt too (which of course, the Norc bolts are impossible to disassemble).

Stupid question but had I dried it quicker, with say a hairdryer set on high, would this rusting have been prevented? It wasn't a huge deal, as it was obviously just very light rust, but I would like to avoid this totally in the future. Maybe a can of compressed air?

Thought it might be of interest to the original poster.
 
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