Soaking an SKS stock to remove cosmo?

Well this went downhill fast... The gun oil will get under the finish and make it even worse. I usually start with WD-40 then finish with glass cleaner. WD-40 will remove the surface moisture, then wrapping it in brown paper bags will let it dry slowly without warping. Then you'll have to refinish the stock. Please don't try the dishwasher next...
 
I just used heat on cosmo since i wanted to preserve the original finish its not all out but i can just do it again over time since when i shoot the gun it cries haha.
 
I dont care at all about weather or not the stock is ruined. Its a chinese SKS that will eventually find its home in an archangel stock. This was just an experiment. I can see how the water got under the finish but I cant see how gun oil is going to ruin it. Geez... you guys get uptight about SKS stocks eh.
Ill sand it down tomorrow maybe... im not wood worker so even after spending more time its not going to end up great. But at least its not greasy in the safe. If it was some sort of collectible russian I wouldnt have tried this. But a chinese SKS isnt a collector, its a shooter. So who cares.
 
I just wait until summer, then hang the whole rifle by the lower sling swivel and let it sweat. Cosmo will run out of the thing and drip off the muzzle. Wipe it off once in a while. Done. Over the winter just wipe them down periodically while you wait for the sun. Water? Gun oil? Stick with ARs and other plasticky guns if you insist on doing stuff like this to your stocks.
 
^^ Plastic or wood doesnt matter... I dont like being sticky every time I handle my rifle. Problem temporarily solved in this case. Break out the sand paper... its gonna get dusty.
 
Here in Alberta, I have noticed a lot of women attract grease, at least their physique's show it. I highly recommend storing it near Alberta Women. that greasy oil will get absorbed so fast you will hear it exiting the wood.
 
Furniture stripper is a better option. Some of us like our military rifles just as they come. One mans bubba project could be another mans sacrilidge molestation. As I mentioned before I use WD-40 to remove all the cosmo then glass cleaner to remove all the WD-40. No smell, no oily residue and no stickiness. And no ruined finish. Also, has nobody ever told you to never get oil on a wood finish? It soaks under the finish and lifts it and its a ##### to undo if you ever want a finish to stick to the wood again. Its like trying to paint a car that's covered in soapy water.
 
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They attract and absorb money which leaves a greasy residue that beats them and calls them down infront of it's friends.

dizzy said:
Here in Alberta, I have noticed a lot of women attract grease, at least their physique's show it. I highly recommend storing it near Alberta Women. that greasy oil will get absorbed so fast you will hear it exiting the wood.
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^I had an M-10 Ross sporter that could shoot through the hole of a lifesaver at 100 m (not really but close). I got the idea of 'refurbishing' the stock - it was a bit dried out & the forend was kinda slim & cracked.

figured it was already bubba'd so I stripped it with that harsh poly strippa gel. (ugh - not very nice stuff). It did a good job of getting rid of the finish, but was very dry & furry after that.

I ended up selling it to a gentleman in BC who refinished the stock nicely & was well pleased with the way the rifle shot & having a fixer upper to challenge him.

If I did it over again, I would have used the Circa 1896 stuff to strip, fixed cracks, maybe bed the action, put on some suitable stain, then would have put on multiple coats of tung oil.
 
I'm redoing a stock at the moment, despite, soaking, stripping sanding, there are a few spots where the finish has penetrated too deep and will not come out. This has been the most stubborn stock Ive ever worked on. I still have a couple things to try before I give up on it.
 
This guy on Utube has a pan of hot water which he hangs over and sprays Crud Cutter on the SKS stock and then puts on cheese cloth that is soaked in hot water.Looks like it works.Goog luck
 
Its just for a shooter, I wanted to get it to its natural light wood finish with a tung oil rub, I'm not overly worried about it, just didn't want it too blotchy.
 
pavmentsurfer said:
Thanks for the tips... but thats not what im thinking about trying. Im wondering if soaking the wood stock is going to harm it. I think it might, but maybe it wont. Just curious if anyone acutally knows.
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No. simple as that. I sanded the finish off but was still filled with cosmoline. laundry tub, lots of soap and hot water. scrub brush well. did not take long to get it 99%. It is just a piece of old lumber, not a rare or exotic custom made stock. Just not let is soak for hours.
 
FALover said:
hot water and soap is the best cleaner for corrosive ammo. make sure that water is free of powder/primer residue and dry completely when finished cleaning . oil or other product right away. ( i have started using Frog-Lube, seems to work well with the SKS)
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Thanks, so just to clarify metal parts in the soap and water? Do hou have a method for drying that works best, heat register, or just drip dry,
 
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