I have a little hand held steamer so you don't have to try the dishwasher method described by some... :rofl: it works magic too. Just right for this type of thing...
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Direct sunlight on my deck laid out on newspapers. Every so often take an old t-shirt and wipe the gunk off. That's how I did an Indian 2A1.
BruceHMX, might be on to something. Just tossing around thoughts.... Wonder if stood up in a sealed black trash bag would get hot enough to drain some off? Might look a little goofy, but hey if it makes some progress what the he!!.
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Best to start by wiping any excess off you can first. Then.......... ???
I know my heat gun would melt it down.
I've used gel type hand cleaner, soaked then bristle brushed on some black/grimy stocks with good results, but still needs to be rinsed off.
Wrap it in an old cotton T-shirt or terry towel and put it in a black garbage bag in the sun. That should take off most of the grease. Then I personally use a clothe soaked in kero to finish wiping down the surface. Once that is done I can determine if anything else is needed.
wrapped in a blanket and laid in the back window of car in the hot sun
Wash with lacquer thinner which removes everything but you'll have to stain and oil it afterward.
The greasy crated Inland was sold... per the link in post #1.
I wonder if someone paid the whole cow for that bag of beans...?
I know it's an old thread and this topic has been discussed before, but "the back window of a car" really hit home for me. In the early 50's, I left my Daisy #25 pump (with Daisy plastic scope) in the back window of our car while on a camping trip. I had to throw away the scope and the (now old) #25 still has a "gentle curve" in it's stock. The threaded inserts where the scope "use to be" still remind me of that day!
Fast Forward to the present: I have a "beater" stock on an Israeli return IBM that just oozes oil when you take it shooting on a hot sunny day. A couple of days ago, I tried laying it outside wrapped in a black plastic trash bag - not much happened and it didn't get very warm inside the bag. Then I remembered what happened to the Daisy. Next step was to lay the bag and the stock in a shallow cardboard box with an old window on top. Also, I inserted a thermometer (shielded from direct sunlight) at the end of the box to monitor the air temperature inside. I did this earlier this morning, and the last time I checked, the temp was 170F and the oil was running out! It's been a couple hours, so need to go check and wipe off more oil. :dancingbanana: - Bob
I accidentally discovered this method a few years ago. I just laid a carbine stock out in the hot East Tennessee Sun and it was amazing what started leaching out without even the slightest effort on my part. I like the tweaks other have talked about in this post if I ever feel the urge to clean another. BTW, the smell coming out it was something you don't get by using sandpaper, steel wool or especially a dishwasher.