SKS Coating?
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Technosavant
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Yes. I haven't seen a Yugo that wasn't bathed in the stuff.
There's a number of techniques for taking it off, including hot water, garment steamers, various chemicals and degreasers, dishwashers, and much, much more. If I were to get another, I would get a $30 steamer from Wal-Mart. Cosmo has a low melting point, so heat is your friend.
There's a number of techniques for taking it off, including hot water, garment steamers, various chemicals and degreasers, dishwashers, and much, much more. If I were to get another, I would get a $30 steamer from Wal-Mart. Cosmo has a low melting point, so heat is your friend.
mmike87
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Take it apart and run it through your dishwasher. I read about that technique a while back. The article included pictures and it seemed to do a very good job. Google for it.
DMK
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Yugo SKS have some of the heaviest coatings of cosmoline I've seen. However, that's also kept them in very good shape.
Mineral Spirits and a toothbrush will clean up the cosmoline.
Mineral Spirits and a toothbrush will clean up the cosmoline.
Chipperman
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Who was it that had an ad a while back, saying that every rifle came with a free pound of Cosmoline?
AIM, SOG? I forget, but it was pretty funny.
AIM, SOG? I forget, but it was pretty funny.
Even if you were to get lucky and it isn't covered in cosmoline, you should still take everything apart and clean it. I wouldn't trust a stranger to get ALL of the cosmo out of a yugo, especially with the firing pin. Besides, this will ensure that you at least accomplish a visual inspection of all the parts.
I remember reading that someone bought a Yugo at a gunstore and they were missing the gas piston. (My memory is a little cloudy, so would those that know please correct me.)
I remember reading that someone bought a Yugo at a gunstore and they were missing the gas piston. (My memory is a little cloudy, so would those that know please correct me.)
DMK
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Yea, it was AIM.
mrmeval
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Cleaning and such.
Look in the right hand column for articles on cleaning. DISASSEMBLE AND CLEAN THE FIRING PIN CHANNEL also clean the trigger group but don't disassemble it. Gun scrubber is expensive but nice, break cleaner works.
http://www.surplusrifle.com/sks/index.asp
Look in the right hand column for articles on cleaning. DISASSEMBLE AND CLEAN THE FIRING PIN CHANNEL also clean the trigger group but don't disassemble it. Gun scrubber is expensive but nice, break cleaner works.
http://www.surplusrifle.com/sks/index.asp
Black Snowman
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I found Break Free Powder Blast to disolve cosmoline much better than gun scrubber or brake cleaner. Much nicer smelling too. After wiping everything I could reach down with a paper towel it took less than half a can to get all the nooks and crannies cleaned of cosmo on my 59/66.
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