Just picked up a "Big Red" birch M14 stock for my M1A. The stock is in very good shape for an early 60's piece of wood, has nice color and it's a bit grimy. I want to clean it up of all impurities on the surface and give it a couple coats of tung oil. What's a VERY safe product to clean crud off without removing the finish underneath? I don't want to use anything that might take away anything but the dirt and oil on the surface. Thanks.
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Originally posted by Surfer21 View PostAre you stripping the entire finish off or just cleaning up what you have? I used Murphys Oil soap on an old Romanian AK I had and it cleaned up nicely.
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I've been leaning towards the simple green and if I use that I'll remove any remnants of it with a light wipe of alcohol, , I would just be cleaning the gunk off surface, I heard about using lemon pledge, guess that's pretty much the same as old English lemon. Thanks for the advice guys.
Read somewhere that one could use tung oil on a rag and rub vigorously to remove surface junk. Anyone hear of that? That sounds like the safest way to go to avoid removing original finish.Last edited by C6NY; 08-20-2016, 11:29 PM."Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction" R.R.
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Originally posted by Mad Russian View PostIf you're going to use tung oil, then clean the stock with mineral spirits and let it dry for a couple of days.
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I redid all the stocks on my Mosins, Enfields, Mausers, Swedes, and Swiss rifles based on the great advice found on the SurplusRifles forum. There's tons of great information, every question imagined is asked and answered, and you can ask and will probably get a good answer from a expert.
Here's the web addy. I wouldn't do anything till I spent some time there.
http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/vie...8659cbf3d676a5
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Mineral spirits would be my choice too. You'd have to soak it really deep to remove the stain under the original linseed oil. Dampen a rag and wipe it. A few light passes should take off the grime. Watch the rag for brown stain color vs blackish mystery gunk residue.
If it helps you rest easier, try a spot with a qtip under the hand guard or receiver covered area on top of the stock first. Should clean up nicely. Re-oil afterwards with tung or linseed oil.NRA Patron Life Member
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Originally posted by dougfxdl View PostMineral spirits would be my choice too. You'd have to soak it really deep to remove the stain under the original linseed oil. Dampen a rag and wipe it. A few light passes should take off the grime. Watch the rag for brown stain color vs blackish mystery gunk residue.
If it helps you rest easier, try a spot with a qtip under the hand guard or receiver covered area on top of the stock first. Should clean up nicely. Re-oil afterwards with tung or linseed oil.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction" R.R.
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A very helpful thread from M14 forum.com:
Popping plates and cleaning stocks today. Unscrewed the first one...HRA Next One...Springfield...anybody ever seen this stamp? Discovered a few more TRWs and a Winchester that is too pretty for words. More later.
This threads OP does amazing artwork/restoration tigerstriping of M14 stocks. The guys on the M14forum.com probably have the most collective knowledge about this. Do a thread search there, and ask questions. Everyone there is generous, and will help you out.
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Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
I don't know how it does it, but it removes surface dirt from just about anything. And it actually works like an eraser. It wears down, flakes away and takes all the ick with it. Pretty amazing. And I'm pretty sure it won't do any harm at all to the wood or the finish. First, do no harm.Last edited by BLAMMO!!; 08-21-2016, 08:52 AM.Give a man fire, and he stays warm for one night. Set a man on fire, and he stays warm for the rest of his life.
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