I finished cleaning my SKS yesterday with mineral spirits, then hot water, then DW40
If I had to do it again, I'd just put all the pot in water boiling, stir them like you're cooking soup and dry them up and spray some DW40
After 20 minutes soaking in mineral spirits, i thought it did a good job, but once I dumped the boiling water onto the parts in another container, I could see some bits of cosmoline coming to the surface and just dissolves itself.
If I had to do it again, I'd just put all the pot in water boiling, stir them like you're cooking soup and dry them up and spray some DW40
After 20 minutes soaking in mineral spirits, i thought it did a good job, but once I dumped the boiling water onto the parts in another container, I could see some bits of cosmoline coming to the surface and just dissolves itself.