[UniversalFrost]

for removing the cosmo from a stock or other wood here is my trick (learned it from another guy years ago). Simply strip all metal off the wood and then stuff the stock (if possible) into the dishwasher (make sure wife is not around) and run a few cycles. The wood comes out looking new (with exceptions of the dings/dents). You will probably have to run the dishwasher a few cycles with nothing in it and extra soap to get the cosmo' smell out.

For metal, I soak it in bore solvent or mineral spirits and use a natural bristle brush to scrub, scrub, scrub.

An alternative to the dishwasher method is to get a contractor grade garbage bag and shove the wood in to the bag and then coat liberally with unscented oven cleaner. Let sit an hour in the sealed bag and then rinse and repeat if necessary. This works as well, but the wood looks ok and not as nice as the dishwasher method.