removing cosmoline grease

Ray · 09-27-2009, 11:45 AM

I have an artillery sight that is packed in cosmoline
grease. What is the best way to remove the grease?
Would something like gasoline work?
Ray

sheepherder · 09-27-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray

I have an artillery sight that is packed in cosmoline
grease. What is the best way to remove the grease?
Would something like gasoline work?
Ray

FWIW, I use lacquer thinner...

PhilOhio · 09-27-2009, 12:12 PM

Gasoline, an old tooth brush or small paint brush, and no sparks or cigarettes in the area.

Ray · 09-27-2009, 01:34 PM

Thanks Guys,
I first tried the lacquer thinner method and
a small brush. That worked fine.

Ray

sheepherder · 09-27-2009, 01:43 PM

Good...

Now...where did you find an artillery sight packed in cosmoline???

Curly1 · 09-28-2009, 07:33 PM

I have used Kerosene to clean cosmoline, it even rhymes

Ray · 09-28-2009, 08:23 PM

I bought the fine tune sight with Erfurt proofs from a guy in
the UK. Whatever the grease, it was pretty dried up. I'm
guessing it was casmoline (or is that only a USA product).
No idea how the guy in the UK got the sight originally. The
blueing is perfect.

09-27-2009, 11:45 AM	#1
Ray User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 127 Thanks: 2 Thanked 37 Times in 16 Posts	removing cosmoline grease I have an artillery sight that is packed in cosmoline grease. What is the best way to remove the grease? Would something like gasoline work? Ray

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Ray User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 127 Thanks: 2 Thanked 37 Times in 16 Posts	grease removed Thanks Guys, I first tried the lacquer thinner method and a small brush. That worked fine. Ray

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09-27-2009, 12:12 PM	#3
PhilOhio User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 145 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Gasoline, an old tooth brush or small paint brush, and no sparks or cigarettes in the area.

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sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Good... Now...where did you find an artillery sight packed in cosmoline???

09-28-2009, 08:23 PM	#7
Ray User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 127 Thanks: 2 Thanked 37 Times in 16 Posts	I bought the fine tune sight with Erfurt proofs from a guy in the UK. Whatever the grease, it was pretty dried up. I'm guessing it was casmoline (or is that only a USA product). No idea how the guy in the UK got the sight originally. The blueing is perfect.