Cleaning cosmoline off mil surplus rifle

Atc1man · January 6, 2002, 06:34 PM

I just picked up a Turk Mosin Nagant that has been packed in cosmoline. My understanding is to use kerosine and a brush to get rid of the gunk. Any tips on this procedure?

Jim V · January 6, 2002, 06:54 PM

Remove the wood and soak the parts in the Kerosene. A little heat applied to the parts first would help. Don't soak and then heat.

sleeping dog · January 6, 2002, 09:22 PM

The Turks used Mosins? Did they buy them or just use captured Russian guns?

Anyway, I found that hot water and Simple Green gets most of the cosmoline off the metal. A spray can of brake cleaner gets the rest of it. Don't forget to dismantle the bolt to get all the cosmoline out of there.

Getting the cosmoline out of the wood is the tough part. I haven't found a good method or product for that yet.

Regards.

Atc1man · January 6, 2002, 09:32 PM

Turk, russian, its all greek to me

thanks for the cosmoline tips I'll attack it this week and hopefully I can take it to the range Thursday...

444 · January 6, 2002, 11:19 PM

I bought a product called "Purple Power" from an auto parts store. It is probably the same thing as Simple Green. I take the guns apart, put them in the bathtub, fill a spray bottle with purple power and spray down everything. I leave it sit for like a half hour. Then spray it again and scrub with a toothbrush. I then hose it off and let it dry. If it didn't get it all, I do it again. At that point you usually have to give the stock a few good coats of linseed oil.

cpileri · January 7, 2002, 04:53 AM

at this site: www.milsurpshooter.net
in the stock cleaning section! But the Purple power is s good idea. One trick is to boil the bolt in water, then de-grease. It makes dissassembly easier and can even substitute for it if you have a particularly clean bolt.

January 6, 2002, 06:34 PM	#1
Atc1man Junior member Join Date: January 2, 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, Ut Posts: 422	Cleaning cosmoline off mil surplus rifle I just picked up a Turk Mosin Nagant that has been packed in cosmoline. My understanding is to use kerosine and a brush to get rid of the gunk. Any tips on this procedure?

January 6, 2002, 06:54 PM	#2
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	Remove the wood and soak the parts in the Kerosene. A little heat applied to the parts first would help. Don't soak and then heat. __________________ *MOLON LABE* If it ain't metal, single stack & single action, it ain't a 1911 no matter what it looks like. 1911 Forum THE TUBBY CURMUDGEON

January 6, 2002, 09:22 PM	#3
sleeping dog Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2000 Location: MI Posts: 536	Turk Mosin? The Turks used Mosins? Did they buy them or just use captured Russian guns? Anyway, I found that hot water and Simple Green gets most of the cosmoline off the metal. A spray can of brake cleaner gets the rest of it. Don't forget to dismantle the bolt to get all the cosmoline out of there. Getting the cosmoline out of the wood is the tough part. I haven't found a good method or product for that yet. Regards.

January 6, 2002, 11:19 PM	#5
444 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,968	I bought a product called "Purple Power" from an auto parts store. It is probably the same thing as Simple Green. I take the guns apart, put them in the bathtub, fill a spray bottle with purple power and spray down everything. I leave it sit for like a half hour. Then spray it again and scrub with a toothbrush. I then hose it off and let it dry. If it didn't get it all, I do it again. At that point you usually have to give the stock a few good coats of linseed oil. __________________ You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British Regulars fired and fled, How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.

January 7, 2002, 04:53 AM	#6
cpileri Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2001 Location: Peoples Republik of Maryland, Sister State to Kalifornia Posts: 619	here's more info than you care to know... at this site: www.milsurpshooter.net in the stock cleaning section! But the Purple power is s good idea. One trick is to boil the bolt in water, then de-grease. It makes dissassembly easier and can even substitute for it if you have a particularly clean bolt. __________________ ___________________________ "Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." -- William Pitt (1783)

January 6, 2002, 09:32 PM	#4
Atc1man Junior member Join Date: January 2, 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, Ut Posts: 422	Turk, russian, its all greek to me thanks for the cosmoline tips I'll attack it this week and hopefully I can take it to the range Thursday...