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April 18, 2018, 05:22 PM | #1 |
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Removing Cosmoline From Bayonet
So I recently acquired a Yugo M1924 bayonet that is in very good condition but is covered thickly in cosmoline. I've removed cosmoline from milsurp rifles before but never from a bayonet.
What's the best way to go about this? I'm thinking the best way is to disassemble it and bake it in the oven for a while but I don't recognize the screws (closest I can compare them to is a modern day snake eye security screw) and don't want to mess them up. Help...
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April 18, 2018, 09:56 PM | #2 |
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Why not just use a chemical solvent like kerosine?
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April 18, 2018, 10:19 PM | #3 |
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Yep. Plain ol gas will dissolve the stuff
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April 19, 2018, 12:16 PM | #4 |
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What about Mineral Spirits?
Won't using something like gas/kerosene or mineral spirits damage the wood? The cosmoline is packed into the hole in the grip for the cleaning rod, like to the point I can't get it on the rifle at the moment. Only way I can think to get to that is to totally submerge it.
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April 19, 2018, 02:56 PM | #5 |
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Disassemble to the point you are comfortable & odorless mineral spirits.
I used MS on many a cosmo-soaked milsurp stock and it does pretty well. Best thing is probably to pack in sawdust inside a plastic box and put it in your attic for a couple of hot months. Will melt that cosmo right out of the sucker. I would be leery of putting gun or bayo parts in an oven if they have cosmo on them: odor, fire, fumes, furious wife problems come to mind.
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April 19, 2018, 07:55 PM | #6 |
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Srat, mineral spirits and kerosene are VERY similar chemically. Kerosene is a little more "oily". Diesel is also similar to kerosene but is even more oily.
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