Cleaning oil soaked and stained wood grips

mrerick · 07-22-2014, 09:04 PM

And, another technique for drawing oil and cosmoline out of wood stocks and grips...

I live in the humid SouthEast where the sun shines and the water hovers.

I take wood stocks and grips, wrap them tightly in newspaper (so that it's against the surfaces of the wood), put the wrapped stocks inside black plastic garbage bags and then put them on the dash and rear deck of a closed car out in the sun. Temperatures get quite hot in there, and the black bag absorbs more. Assuming that this doesn't get to an ignition temperature (never had that happen), the cosmoline and oils migrate to the surface of the wood and get absorbed into the newsprint.

Marc

Olle · 07-23-2014, 08:19 AM

Funny that you should say that, I used this method last night. I soaked in laquer thinner for a minute and heated with a hair dryer, then I wiped it and rinsed off the residue that came out to the surface. I repeated this several times and got rid of a lot of oil.

There was actually so much coming out that I'm beginning to think that some could be the natural oil in the wood. Some oily spots developed after drying overnight, but it appears to be clear and not black. I might put a coat of tung oil on and see what it looks like.

I also bought a can of Easy-Off to try on another set of grips. Can anybody give me some quick instructions on how to use this?

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	And, another technique for drawing oil and cosmoline out of wood stocks and grips... I live in the humid SouthEast where the sun shines and the water hovers. I take wood stocks and grips, wrap them tightly in newspaper (so that it's against the surfaces of the wood), put the wrapped stocks inside black plastic garbage bags and then put them on the dash and rear deck of a closed car out in the sun. Temperatures get quite hot in there, and the black bag absorbs more. Assuming that this doesn't get to an ignition temperature (never had that happen), the cosmoline and oils migrate to the surface of the wood and get absorbed into the newsprint. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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07-23-2014, 08:19 AM	#2
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	Funny that you should say that, I used this method last night. I soaked in laquer thinner for a minute and heated with a hair dryer, then I wiped it and rinsed off the residue that came out to the surface. I repeated this several times and got rid of a lot of oil. There was actually so much coming out that I'm beginning to think that some could be the natural oil in the wood. Some oily spots developed after drying overnight, but it appears to be clear and not black. I might put a coat of tung oil on and see what it looks like. I also bought a can of Easy-Off to try on another set of grips. Can anybody give me some quick instructions on how to use this?