So this is not a joke?Some pretty harsh comments on here I just posted this so this wouldn’t happen to any one else I have found a few posts saying this method was viabal and as you can see from some feed back that isnt just ripping on this guy some people saw the same treads. But on the plus side the gun is looking a lot better a little work and most of the rust came of now he just need to get a parkerizing kit.
You might have to remove all the racks to get the stock in and pull the flash eliminator to get the barreled action in.
Strip it down and put the whole thing in. Small parts in the basket. Get ready to oil it as soon as it comes out. It'll be hot and dry and ready to rust.
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.
wohooo received mine today, washed everything dissassembled in the dishwasher, the stock came clean, after I could remove all metal to put on my new boyds stock.
If you feel brave, and this method is very controvercial, you could try the dishwasher method. Some people say it is fine, others say; "Are you nuts!". As I said, controvercial. Some say it contaminates the dishwasher and you will poison yourself, others say no big deal, just run the dishwasher empty afterwards.
Dis-assemble completely first, bolt and small bits go in the cutlery basket, but be carefull you don't put in any really small pieces that might get lost down the drain.
Some people do the stock as well, some don't. If you do the stock as well, it will need to be re-finished and you may lose some of the stamped marks, so generally frowned upon. Not sure how a shelaced laminated stock would turn out, so I don't recommend it.
Use regular dishwasher soap or tabs. Goes without saying, don't do dishes at the same time! Parts come out clean and dry, and since the heat of the dry cycle evaporates all the water quickly, no chance of rust, though you will have to oil everything afterwards. If/when doing stocks, some recommend taking the stock out wet and let it air dry, to aviod cracking and warping, others say they have had no such problems.
BTW, I haven't tried this myself (don't have a dishwasher), so no warranty implied or stated!
My other half was out of town so I stripped my M14s at the kitchen table and when finished I filled a sink with very hot water and used a sponge and lots of green dishwashing liquid to get all the cosmo off the wood and I put all the metal bits in the dishwasher to do the same. By 6.30 job was done and it was time to eat. One pizza later I put the rifle back together, made super sure the bore was clean and did lubing and oiling where necessary.
Strip it and put it in the dishwasher. Seriously. Also, if you want to refinish the cheap chu wood stock, put that in too.
I did all three of my M14's + the 3 pistols in the dishwasher. Stripped all the metal down to it's parts and did them first. Used the two part Electrosol pellets. Oil, cosmo, whatever, all gone and the parts dried themselves from the heat. Oiled, greased and reassembled everything while the stocks were cooking.
Somebody spoke who should have shut up and been reading to learn from people who actually know what they're talking about, and it's costed somebody else some hard work and $$..
a man using a blowtorch to melt ice on his back porch ended up setting his house on fire, causing up to $30,000 in damage.
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Some pretty harsh comments on here