Has anyone here ever used Breakfree CLP to clean Cosmoline off of a surplus rifle? What did you think of how well it worked?
Tonight I rubbed a cloth with a little bit of Breakfree on it, on the receiver of a surplus Mosan Nagant M44. The cosmo came off like melted butter, no heat, no hot water, no mineral spirits, no Easy-Off oven Cleaner, no Gun Scrubber, no Brake Cleaner, no hoppes, no Kerosine - nothing except Breakfree CLP and a plain cloth cleaning patch and a few easy rubs!
I had already taken over an hour just to clean the disassembled bolt in boiling hot water and Dawn dishwashing detergent. Then oiled it lightly with Breakfree; then I got the idea to see what Breakfree would do to straight Cosomoline that was still on the uncleaned receiver. It was like that vodoo that you do! The cosmo came off very easy and fast. I may try this with a spritzer bottle of Breakfree on the barrel, sight, receiver, cleaning rod, and magazine. I'll spray it down first, give it a minute or two, then rub clean with a cloth. I'll let you know if it was a success, but probably not until next weekend.
I have some before and after pictures of the bolt posted in my blog in two seperate posts from today. The before is at: http://ballseyesboomers.blogspot.com/2007/03/find-inthe-basement.html, at: and the after is at: http://ballseyesboomers.blogspot.com/2007/03/mosan-nagant-bolt.html
By the way, if this is a repeat of someone else's discovery about cosmo and Breakfree, sorry but I tired searching for something just like this, but cosmo and breakfree come up to many times.
All the best,
Glenn B
Tonight I rubbed a cloth with a little bit of Breakfree on it, on the receiver of a surplus Mosan Nagant M44. The cosmo came off like melted butter, no heat, no hot water, no mineral spirits, no Easy-Off oven Cleaner, no Gun Scrubber, no Brake Cleaner, no hoppes, no Kerosine - nothing except Breakfree CLP and a plain cloth cleaning patch and a few easy rubs!
I had already taken over an hour just to clean the disassembled bolt in boiling hot water and Dawn dishwashing detergent. Then oiled it lightly with Breakfree; then I got the idea to see what Breakfree would do to straight Cosomoline that was still on the uncleaned receiver. It was like that vodoo that you do! The cosmo came off very easy and fast. I may try this with a spritzer bottle of Breakfree on the barrel, sight, receiver, cleaning rod, and magazine. I'll spray it down first, give it a minute or two, then rub clean with a cloth. I'll let you know if it was a success, but probably not until next weekend.
I have some before and after pictures of the bolt posted in my blog in two seperate posts from today. The before is at: http://ballseyesboomers.blogspot.com/2007/03/find-inthe-basement.html, at: and the after is at: http://ballseyesboomers.blogspot.com/2007/03/mosan-nagant-bolt.html
By the way, if this is a repeat of someone else's discovery about cosmo and Breakfree, sorry but I tired searching for something just like this, but cosmo and breakfree come up to many times.
All the best,
Glenn B
