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Stock cleaning dilemma, what to do?
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12-20-2006 06:24 PM
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In the case of that stock, I would tend to want to clean it without removing the finish.
Here's something to try. Get some el-cheapo no-name vaseline. Liberally smear it all over the exterior of the stock and let it site for a day or two. Then use lots of paper towel and wipe all the dirty vaseline off. Much of the dirt and excell oil will have leeched into the vaseline and wipe right off. Then hand-rub small amounts of BLO into the wood and buff off the excess after about a minute or two. More crud will come off on the buffing rag.
Repeat as necessary.
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What I was thinking of doing was to brush on some turpintine and rub with a cloth. I will see if I have some vaseline around.
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Turpentine might be a bit too intrusive for a stock finished in oil. I doubt I'd try anything more than a light rub with methylated spirits if you want a rush job and still retain some original finish.
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I've often used hand cleaner (that gunk stuff) followed by a good oiling, something like linseed or even lemon oil HTH-SDH
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I have a Turk that I recently pick up that is slightly greasy also. Think I`ll give the vasoline a try on a section and see how it works. Thanks for the idea guys.
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I have coated the stock with vaseline and will let it sit over night.
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Great Let us know how it turn out
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Well the vaseline is off. It showed that the stock had been finished with varnish. Places where the varnish had come off came out lighter that the varnished areas. It left the finish kind of blotchy. I am sure that the vaseline will work with a BLO or oil based finish. I think I will have to use a stripper and fine brush to remove the varnish remnants.