Hey ramit,

You are quite the writer.

One of my favorite things to do is detailing a rifle in the condition as yours.

Completely strip it and soak the small parts in Hoppe's in a plastic container with a tight fitting top so nothing gets lost. Overnight or an hour or so.

I use Brake-Clean to spray off the large metal if it has active Cosmo, doesn't work on the dried stuff as it evaporates almost instantly. Brake-Clean will not harm Park in the least. The parts with dried Cosmo or old BLOicon will need a soak in Mineral Spirits, Hoppe's, or Break Free.

Anything that you spray off with Brake-Clean or carb cleaner should be sprayed with Remoil or Break Free right after because they will be bone dry.

Mineral Spirits is probably the best and cheapest cleaner for dried Cosmo and BLOicon, probably the safest also.

I don't use any steel wool on metal. Use swabs for sticky problem areas.
Best ones are made by Puritan, number REF 806-WC. Six inch hardwood shaft and very tightly wound cotton tips. Medical swabs that cost about twenty bucks for a thousand. I live by them for detailing.

Nice to hear you had good shootin'. Break that bolt down, detailed instructions are on the Inet. Don't need any tools, just your hands. Make sure that you wipe any oil or grease off first so you get a good grip. Bet your bolt is packed with Cosmo, will work for a while but it ought to be packed with good grease. Least that's what I do and have no problems, real slick.

Your wood looks nice and bright and probably not too dry. If you want to get any surface dirt off without doing any harm to patina, wipe the exterior wood off with lemon oil. The dry interior wood would absorb it and change the color so don't put any there.

The methods I have described will not harm any metal finish or patina on the wood. When you are done cleaning the metal, put a light coat of Break Free Collector or Remoil on with a shaving brush and you are done.

Nice rifle, sounds like you might have an original barrel, hope that's the case as it adds value. Just detail it up real good and shoot the crap out of it.

I'll spend a week doing the cleanup on a rifle and always enjoy every minute of it. Very peaceful experience and you learn a lot.

It's "We The People" not "Me The People",

Lancebear