New Crate Carbine

[browningautorifle]

I had a dirty, dinged up S-HB stock and I steamed it.

I have a little hand held steamer so you don't have to try the dishwasher method described by some... it works magic too. Just right for this type of thing...

[BruceHMX]

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.

[painter777]

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!!.

CH-P777

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.

[jimb16]

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.

[TDH]

wrapped in a blanket and laid in the back window of car in the hot sun

[INLAND44]

Wash with lacquer thinner which removes everything but you'll have to stain and oil it afterward.

[painter777]

The greasy crated Inland was sold... per the link in post #1.

[browningautorifle]

I wonder if someone paid the whole cow for that bag of beans...?

[USGI]

wrapped in a blanket and laid in the back window of car in the hot sun

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. - Bob

[deldriver]

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.