Oil Soaked Stock

[Benchloader]

My Springfield 1903 stock literally drips oil when hot from either shooting or laying in the sun.

How do I clean it up (out) ? Considered leaving it our in the sun, but that may takes days and collect dirt blown by the wind.

TIA

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[gary]

I have been useing this method for years put it on the dash board of your truck or car with rags down first of course.The hot sun will take the oil and grease out.Some people make out side ovens of glass hope this helps you out

[Chuckindenver]

i hot tank them in brownells 909 cleaner.

[Bob G]

Get some Whiting from Brownell's. It is placed on the oil soaked stock and when placed in the sun, will absorb most of the oil.

[jmm03]

A "pan" made out of aluminum foil,shiney side in,put the stock in it,put the whole thing out in the sun and wipe it off occasionally with an old towel or rag.Worked fairly well on a greek 03 that I got back in the first round of returns.Jim

[Kirk]

A paint stripping gun speeds up the process. Play it over about a 12 sq in area til it bubbles. Then wipe quickly & repeat the proess two or three times more.

[Snafu]

Heat gun
It boils up in the area heated and wipe

[AKA Hugh Uno]

I doubt any method that doesn't involve removing the finish will be satisfactory. chuckindenver's tank method being such an example. Frankly, I would simply use a minute or so of oven cleaner, rinse for three to five minutes under the hose, check for stubborn areas, repeat only in those spots, and refinish.

there is nothing "magic" about restoring a military oil-based stock finish. Arguably, the only "finish" on an oil=impregnated stock is GRIME and OIL anyway. Most of the other methods will either take WEEKS and yield a fairly poor look, or won't work at all.

[AKA Hugh Uno]

of course, you can always PAINT the stock as another option! LOL

[Chuckindenver]

never ever use oven cleaner on wood. it will destroy the grain at best.
iv stripped over 300 stocks and handguards by my method, not one has come back or has leached out grease after its been refinished.
iv posted many before and after pics of stocks in the past.