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Cleaning Off Cosmoline
- Thread starter Noban
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I've always used Easy-Off spray, or generic. If whatever you try doesn't work, use the lye type.
By the way, it's most likely not cosmoline. Standard military practice is raw lynsead oil.
I have a friend that puts his inside a tube made of ABS plastic, fills it with mineral spirits and lets it roll around in the back of his pickup for a week or two. Works for him, but the Easy-Off is faster.
Yr. Obt. Svnt.
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Fred J. Drumheller
NRA Life
NRA Golden Eagle
By the way, it's most likely not cosmoline. Standard military practice is raw lynsead oil.
I have a friend that puts his inside a tube made of ABS plastic, fills it with mineral spirits and lets it roll around in the back of his pickup for a week or two. Works for him, but the Easy-Off is faster.
Yr. Obt. Svnt.
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Fred J. Drumheller
NRA Life
NRA Golden Eagle
Abe Normal
New member
Hot water, boiling hot water! If the parts are small enough toss them into a (throw away) pot and boil for about 5 min or longer if their very gunked up or the cosmoline is old and dry. If your cleaning a large item slowly pour boiling water over/through until clean.
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Abe
If everyone thought like me, I'd be a damn fool to think any different!
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Abe
If everyone thought like me, I'd be a damn fool to think any different!
I can't answer your question about the lye. However, here's the method I chose FWIW.
I removed the cosmoline from my milsurp Makarov pistol using kerosene. It was recommended to me by the fellow from whom I bought the gun (Greg Monte at J.C. Armory--he sells a lot of guns packed in cosmoline) and by Karl Bloss at Makarov.com.
Kerosene is cheap and can be found at any hardware or camping/sporting goods store. I disassembled the gun, let it soak for about half a day (overnight would be good). After scrubbing the parts with a toothbrush, I wiped them down and then used Gunscrubber to get at any hard to reach nooks and crannies. Then everything got a nice coat of CLP.
I've also heard that two of the methods mentioned above--hot water and Simple Green--work well. With the water, you need to dry extremely well and coat with oil or CLP fairly soon.
Good luck.
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Guyon
NRA, GOA, & TFA Member
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[This message has been edited by Guyon (edited October 30, 2000).]
I removed the cosmoline from my milsurp Makarov pistol using kerosene. It was recommended to me by the fellow from whom I bought the gun (Greg Monte at J.C. Armory--he sells a lot of guns packed in cosmoline) and by Karl Bloss at Makarov.com.
Kerosene is cheap and can be found at any hardware or camping/sporting goods store. I disassembled the gun, let it soak for about half a day (overnight would be good). After scrubbing the parts with a toothbrush, I wiped them down and then used Gunscrubber to get at any hard to reach nooks and crannies. Then everything got a nice coat of CLP.
I've also heard that two of the methods mentioned above--hot water and Simple Green--work well. With the water, you need to dry extremely well and coat with oil or CLP fairly soon.
Good luck.
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Guyon
NRA, GOA, & TFA Member
Vote for your rights!!!
[This message has been edited by Guyon (edited October 30, 2000).]
riddleofsteel
New member
VERY VERY hot water and Tide or other washing powder. mix the two in a large wash tub and immerse parts or action. scrub off with brush and dry throughly.
tip passed to me by an old gunsmith.
if you have access to a Safety Clean tank like those used by mechanics it may be the best of all.
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tip passed to me by an old gunsmith.
if you have access to a Safety Clean tank like those used by mechanics it may be the best of all.
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what is for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the outcome of the vote.
Let he that hath no sword sell his garment and buy one. Luke 22-36
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. Song of Solomon 3-8
The man that can keep his head and aims carefully when the situation has gone bad and lead is flying usually wins the fight.
I use MEK (methyl ethyl keytone) which is a kind of paint thinner. It penetrates deep into the wood, soaks out the old oils and crud, will not dimensionally effect the shape or size of the wood, it evaporates quickly (within minutes), and it's non flammable (the trait that sets it apart from other mineral sprits).
Water causes wood to swell, warp, and raises the grain. Lye is extremely caustic and literately "eats" the wood. Yes, they work and a lot of people use them. IMO Kerosene, brake cleaner, paint thinner, MEK, even gasoline, etc., all work better. MEK gets my nod cuz I don't want to become a human Zippo lighter. -- Kernel
Water causes wood to swell, warp, and raises the grain. Lye is extremely caustic and literately "eats" the wood. Yes, they work and a lot of people use them. IMO Kerosene, brake cleaner, paint thinner, MEK, even gasoline, etc., all work better. MEK gets my nod cuz I don't want to become a human Zippo lighter. -- Kernel