How to clean a rifles stock

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HookFacedOne

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I'm sure this has been posted but haven't been able to find an answer.
What do I clean my rifles wood stocks with?
I'm not looking to strip it, sand it or refinish it. I just want to clean light dirt.
And before anyone asks I'm not sure what kind of wood or the finish on it, finding that out is as difficult as finding how to clean it.
Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks
 
Only Cleaning

Just Cleaning;
There are more products that one can use and application as well as method depends on how dirty it is. Might suggest;

Murphy's oil soap
Mineral spirits
Denatured Alcohol

Be Safe !!!
 
I've always just wiped it down with a clean dry cloth. Paste wax isn't really a cleaner, but will help waterproof the wood after it is clean. Unless you bury it in mud it shouldn't get very dirty.
 
Consider using a clean rag [ sock washcloth, etc. and..

Scott's Liguid Gold cleaner.

Wet the rag and use all over the stock and let sit and evaporate, should remove the surface dirt and refresh the fisnh originally applied.
 
Ballistol , this stuff does it all .I use it on all my firearms . Read up on the product. Cleans inside and out on the barrel , all moving parts also wood and leather.
 
I use automatic transmission fluid (i have to look at the container for the type). I wipe it on. Let it sit for a few moments and then wipe it off.
I have used Ballistol. Also a good choice.
I have used Johnson's Paste Finishing Wax....another good one. I still use it...after the ATF treatment and wipe down

Pete.
 
To clean, something that won't dry the stock out. Murphy's, etc....as a finisher, Kiwi neutral shoe polish. Just as you would use it on shoes. Wipe it on, let it set, wipe it off.

I have also used Ballistol as a finisher.
 
I use Simonize Auto Polish on all my hunting rifles, both wood and metal parts. Water just beads up and rolls off, dirt doesn't stick, and it's not very slippery to hold.
 
I doubt it matter's what you clean it with so long as you reseal the somehow when your done. I'd think in using some kind of cleaning solution I'd want to finish up with plain water and dry it.
 
Mind that you are pressing your cheek against the stock. Your face will probably get a small dose of whatever you put on there. Transmission fluid? I will pass.

-TL

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Mind that you are pressing your cheek against the stock. Your face will probably get a small dose of whatever you put on there. Transmission fluid? I will pass.
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It's not the 'toxicity' that I'd be worried about with ATF. It's the stench, staining, and oil soaking of the stock.
ATF is a great way to ruin a gun stock.

Then again... A few years back, I was privy to a conversation in which a man was extolling the unending virtues of finishing the hardwood floors in his home with used motor oil. Some people just don't care for logic and longevity. They're satisfied if they achieve their immediate goal(s) in a manner that they find acceptable.
 
Oil on wood after a while will soften the wood and turn it darker , just like Army surplus weapons , if you look around the steel you will see the oil stains . Ballistol is different it will not soften or stain the wood .
 
I've repaired several rifle and especially old double-barreled shotgun stocks that had been severely damaged by oil soaking in the area immediately behind the receiver and in the grip area. The rotten wood was ground out with a Moto-tool pins and epoxy inserted to reinforce the recoil contact area.

Although it wasn't a perfect match of texture, color was matched closely and the Brownell's gunsmith epoxy withstood recoil and general use quite well. Owners were astounded that the stock could be repaired to be completely serviceable.

I counseled the owners to not let oil soak into stocks by standing the gun on the butt after heavy oil coating, but to wipe metal down with an oil-dampened but not "soaked" rag and if stood upright, muzzle-downward.
 
Ballistol. It's mineral oil so it works just fine on wood stocks as well as metal. In Europe it's rubbed on skin in spas.

In a pinch, German soldiers drank it while pinned down in trenches.

.02 David :)

ps- It smells a little funny !!
 
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