M48 Bolt dissassembly/cosmo removal.
- Thread starter cote_b
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I like using mineral spirits as a cleaner as it will not harm the finish. So a rag with some on it should clean up your bolt and action nicely. An old tooth brush for the hard to get at places. For the bore a long shoelace with a knot a out every 5 cm soaked in mineral spirits should work nicely. Be sure to do this where there is lots of ventilation. You might get a bit of residue on the metal after it dries but a tiny biy of gun oil on a rag and rubbing it down nicely will work. I find this to be the least complicated method.
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Hit up youtube for the bolt disassembly.
angrysoldier
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first of all, great choice for a rifle i have one and its great. second, use mineral spirits and youtube!
I would completely disassemble and clean the rifle and the stock. Then re-oil the metal and oil the stock with a finish like Linseed or Tung oil for original look.
After taking the rifle apart and out of the stock smaller parts can go in a tub of varsol or kerosene (diesel and gas work too, but gas is too much of a fire hazard) where they can be scrubbed until ALL cosmoline is gone. In some tight spots you can use a hair dryer to melt it and get it to run out/dissolve easier. Don't use the hair dryer close to your tub of solvent! Brake parts cleaner in an aerosol can be used to get the varsol off when finished. I like to use a windshield washer fluid jug on its side with the top cut out for a throw away wash tub mybe 1/3 full of varsol. An old toothbrush or similar brush works to scrub. You can clean the bore the same as you usually would, making sure the barrel and chamber are clean and dry when done before final gun oiling.
I cleaned the stock by wiping off any big spots of cosmoline, and I admit I did use some varsol and brake clean on a rag (some people say it can stain wood). I then washed and sprayed the wood with HOT water. It was in a tub and in the shower with water too hot for my skin for some time. I then let it air dry but do admit to using the hair dryer in some stubborn spots. Again when drying the stock with heat it is possible to use too much and crack or damage the wood. Natural drying is best. The next day if dry you can rub boiled linseed oil on the stock with a rag or old t shirt. I'm told several to many thing layers is the secret. I'm at this part of the finishing now. The rifle is ready to go back together whenever I'm done with the stock oiling.
Here's some info and there's plenty on youtube and google too.
http://207.36.233.89/yugom48/index.asp
After taking the rifle apart and out of the stock smaller parts can go in a tub of varsol or kerosene (diesel and gas work too, but gas is too much of a fire hazard) where they can be scrubbed until ALL cosmoline is gone. In some tight spots you can use a hair dryer to melt it and get it to run out/dissolve easier. Don't use the hair dryer close to your tub of solvent! Brake parts cleaner in an aerosol can be used to get the varsol off when finished. I like to use a windshield washer fluid jug on its side with the top cut out for a throw away wash tub mybe 1/3 full of varsol. An old toothbrush or similar brush works to scrub. You can clean the bore the same as you usually would, making sure the barrel and chamber are clean and dry when done before final gun oiling.
I cleaned the stock by wiping off any big spots of cosmoline, and I admit I did use some varsol and brake clean on a rag (some people say it can stain wood). I then washed and sprayed the wood with HOT water. It was in a tub and in the shower with water too hot for my skin for some time. I then let it air dry but do admit to using the hair dryer in some stubborn spots. Again when drying the stock with heat it is possible to use too much and crack or damage the wood. Natural drying is best. The next day if dry you can rub boiled linseed oil on the stock with a rag or old t shirt. I'm told several to many thing layers is the secret. I'm at this part of the finishing now. The rifle is ready to go back together whenever I'm done with the stock oiling.
Here's some info and there's plenty on youtube and google too.
http://207.36.233.89/yugom48/index.asp
