So, I have several milsurps in different states of cleanness. Some are common some are rare and expensive. I also have some deactivated. How do you clean the exterior (metal and wood) and the internals of your milsurps without affecting their values?
I have cleaned 100's of guns in different stages of "Dirty" . How you do it depends on what stage they are @ and what you want in the end.
Milsurps are often covered with grease or similar product.,,,,,,,,,, I would use Varsol , brushes ( of diffent sizes) & a rag.
If some surface rust was present that I wanted off ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I would use fine/ med. steel wool wet with W-D-40.
With the rust , I have heard of some people scraping with a peice of copper or brass , but not used it myself.
If you need more than above , then you most luckly need a refinish job ?