Soaking an SKS stock to remove cosmo?

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Can I soak the stock of my SKS to remove the cosmoline? Ive been soaking the metal parts in boiling hot soap water and its working great. But the stock is really sticky. Im worried if I soak it the wood will absorb the water and be ruined... is this the case?

Just curious
Thanks
 
One way is to make a heat lamp box lined with aluminum foil, hang the stock so it's not touching the sides of the box & keep the light on until there is no more grease dripping out - could take a long time. You could probably do it in an oven if it's big enough, but I think the box / light is probably cheaper electricity wise.

Also heard of people doing the heat box but resting the stock on a bed of kitty litter - might be slightly more efficient at pulling the cosmoline out.
 
I stuck mine in the forced air heat duct in my work shop. It goes across ceiling then comes down the wall. I took it apart. Put stock inside about half the length. Took it out every ten minutes and wiped it down then turned it upside down and did other end. Repeated this several times and it removed all the Cosmo. I did this at the same time I was doing the metal parts. Worked really good!! You have to be careful not to get it too hot. It smells really good. Lol. :)
 
I tried using a hair dryer on mine but it was taking along time. I think when it gets really hot out later this summer I might try laying it in the backseat of my car for an afternoon, I've heard of people doing this with good results.
 
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.
 
I used M-Pro 7 gun cleaner it did a good job. I also sanded then linseed oiled the stock used steel wool then did a few extra coats so anything in there is now trapped. Made the stock nice a smooth and allot nicer then the way it came.

Now for soaking the wood stock for a long time is a bad idea for a short time it will be fine if you leave it over night bad idea. What you do is you take a container that can fit the stock you add hot water from the stove ie you boil it add some soap and then scrub the stock in the tube the heat helps bring it out and then take the stock out and wipe it off and let it dry out then exaime it and see if it needs more work or not.


I looked at it this way it's a 200 dollar gun is it worth carrying about no...
 
I used a hair dryer. Yeah it's a slow process but nothing else I can do when it'd cold out.

Didn't want to do the oven way. For some reason I wouldnt be comfortable.
 
well, I did it. Filled a plastic tub with boiling water and put the stock in for about an hour. Then, just before taking it out I scrubbed it with a plastic brush under water. After I took it out and wiped it down I noticed that A: The cosmo is gone. The finish is not sticky or greasy at all. Which is good. Thats what I was going for.

Unfortunately, B: the hot water has apparently effected the clear finish on the gun and its gone all cloudy in places. Im trying to let it sit with some heavy gun oil on it to see if maybe that helps. If not, I guess ill try sanding it down and re-coating it. Which im sure will produce the best finish anyway. But, I can say for sure. The water worked great. But only if you plan to refinish the wood.
 
Some water has gotten under the shellac. Soaking it with oil isn't going to help, but rather trap that moisture under the oil in the wood.

Stop messing around with it :) There is no instant clean method. Wipe that oil off and let it dry for a couple days!
 
pavmentsurfer said:
well, I did it. Filled a plastic tub with boiling water and put the stock in for about an hour. Then, just before taking it out I scrubbed it with a plastic brush under water. After I took it out and wiped it down I noticed that A: The cosmo is gone. The finish is not sticky or greasy at all. Which is good. Thats what I was going for.

Unfortunately, B: the hot water has apparently effected the clear finish on the gun and its gone all cloudy in places. Im trying to let it sit with some heavy gun oil on it to see if maybe that helps. If not, I guess ill try sanding it down and re-coating it. Which im sure will produce the best finish anyway. But, I can say for sure. The water worked great. But only if you plan to refinish the wood.
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STOP do not put gun oil on your stock! It will screw the wood up, gun oil will rot unprotected wood

Dry the stock slowly and hope you did not warp it :(
 
pavmentsurfer said:
well, I did it. Filled a plastic tub with boiling water and put the stock in for about an hour. Then, just before taking it out I scrubbed it with a plastic brush under water. After I took it out and wiped it down I noticed that A: The cosmo is gone. The finish is not sticky or greasy at all. Which is good. Thats what I was going for.

Unfortunately, B: the hot water has apparently effected the clear finish on the gun and its gone all cloudy in places. Im trying to let it sit with some heavy gun oil on it to see if maybe that helps. If not, I guess ill try sanding it down and re-coating it. Which im sure will produce the best finish anyway. But, I can say for sure. The water worked great. But only if you plan to refinish the wood.
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UH OH..... like water, oil is bad for wood too. Let that thing dry out and see if it's still worth working with.
 
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