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Just got her today, very nice. Very attractive in its own way. My question is how do I get the grease out of the stock? Ive used brake cleaner for the action but what about the wood?:confused:

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I second the oven. I removed the cosmolene from my Yugo Mausers by baking at no more than 170F, and frequently wiping down with a shop towel dipped in mineral spirits, to remove the cosmo that bubbled up.

If you have a Norinco SKS, it is probably varnished and could present some problems. I replaced my crappy Chu wood stocks with Chinese, fiberglass, spike bayonet stocks. They are way better...
 
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Grouse Man said:
Put it inside a steel garbage can, put rags in the bottom, and let it sit in the sun on a hot day.
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Safest plan yet...especially if the garbage can is painted black on the outside. :agree:
 
The two SKS's I have cleaned were only lightly covered in oil so was pretty easy to clean. But what if you were to use a paint stripper gun on it.?? Has anyone ever tried that? I would guess you could melt a lot of cosmo out of a rifle like that.
 
I've never used paint stripper, but I've been told it could discolor the blueing. Not sure if this is true or not.
 
Steiner said:
I've never used paint stripper, but I've been told it could discolor the blueing. Not sure if this is true or not.
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lucky you never used paint stripper bcos it would have removed the finish on the wood, way too strong.

for cosmo on wood, simple is best, just scrap excess with soft plastic card (like old credit card) and then use solvent.
 
heavyBullet said:
I did not mean liquid stripper, I meant a hot air gun stripper.( hair dryer on steroids)
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thats what I used after I did steaming for a few hours.
It draws it out of the wood quick, quite amazing actually, problem is it only covers a small area at a time.
 
I used brake cleaner on mine. It took the finish right off of it. I linseed oiled it after.

I was pissed off about it until I actually had the chance to see one with the original finish. Mine looked way better with a linseed oil finish than that shellac that norinco puts on.
 
wobbles99 said:
I used brake cleaner on mine. It took the finish right off of it. I linseed oiled it after.

I was pissed off about it until I actually had the chance to see one with the original finish. Mine looked way better with a linseed oil finish than that shellac that norinco puts on.
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Mines a yugo, it didnt even have any finnish just an completely saturated beat up stock of cosmoline lol.... I just stained it a red mahogany color then slapped on some clear boat varathane lol. tough as nails now just the way a military rifle should be.
 
Tyockell18 said:
Mines a yugo, it didnt even have any finnish just an completely saturated beat up stock of cosmoline lol.
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your yugo came with a beat up stock??? and here i always heard yugo was a better quality rifle.
 
Did you try soaking it in hot soapy water first. Fill the tub with hot water, add some liquid dishwashing liquid (if you can stir it with your hand, go turn the water heater up a notch) stir it with the stock, then let it soak. (Turn the water heater back down.) Once the water has cooled enough to put your hand in, rub the soapy water in and rinse with hot water, you should be good to go.
 
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