[.45Guy]

Thought you all might get a chuckle out of this. Here's a recent picture of my friend removing cosmolene from a Yugo 24/47 stock. Notice the billowing smoke:D
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g27/aguy123/June032.jpg

[1 old 0311]

I also like the fan, and fire extinguisher.:evil:

Kevin

[MikeH]

I actually triggered the kitchen smoke alarm when I baked my M24/47. Good thing the wife was out of town.

[Ohen Cepel]

I just put the last project in the truck during a wicked hot day.

The heat pulled a lot of the grease out of it and it didn't get the wife bent or require an extinguisher:evil:

I can't see ever getting the smell out of the house.

[Kymasabe]

I've been trying to come up with an effective method and just remembered, here in southwest Florida, temps in the attic get to around 140 degrees and sometimes more. Would that be effective for cosmoline removal? I've got my eye on a nice SKS but have been afraid to touch it. Could I suspend a stock/bolt/barrel/action/complete gun in the attic over a pan and left the cosmoline drip off or is it NOT that easy?

[MechAg94]

You know, I never took any extraordinary measures. I cleaned it off all the metal parts and gave the stock a good wipe down. That is it. Good enough for me at least.

[rero360]

yeah, that should work, you'll also want to go up and wipe the stock down with a cloth or paper towel every now and then

[MechAg94]

I do wipe it down from time to time, but I haven't had trouble with more cosmoline coming out. I had more problems with a CMP 03A3 leaching out some cosmoline. Not lately though.

[.45Guy]

I can't see ever getting the smell out of the house.

I kind of like to think of it as having a Glade plug in that never runs out.:D

[rero360]

sorry MechAg94, referring to Kymasabe's post about putting his rifle in the attic. should have been clearer

[Lonestar.45]

I did the oven method on my SKS stock and had no problems. The key is to go LOW on the heat (140 or so, not much more), and create a big aluminum foil "boat" under the stock so you don't create a grounds for a divorce (that, and do it when she's not home). No smell to speak of and it worked great. Take it out every 20 minutes and wipe down, and keep going until it stops coming out. It took mine about 2 hours.

As for the metal work, brake cleaner is the best. For the hard to reach spots (trigger group, mag, etc) I put it in a pot of boiling water on the BBQ grill side burner. Spray everything down liberally with Breakfree CLP, wipe, and re-assemble.

The guys that do the dishwasher method, now they're brave. No way would I attempt that unless it was at the MIL's house or something.

[The_Shootist]

...are way too picky. I sprayed my Mak/WASR10/Bulgy AK mags down with "Gun Scrubber" and then just simply shot them at the range - no problems.

Didn't quite get all the cosmo out - but these are Com-Bloc arms. A bit of cosmoline shows where they are from and gives them character :D

[Husker1911]

Gee, I took oven cleaner on the driveway to my Yugo 48 stock. The lye sizzled and boiled, but did a heck of a job pulling the grease from the wood. After a half hour, just hose it down with a garden hose. It raised the grain, but it wasn't a difficult task sanding it back to original finish. Looks great now!