Had sold one.... and bought one back

davjed · 09-22-2008, 11:43 PM

years ago I bought a Remington made 1917 Enfield that was stored in cosmoline. I separated the wood and metal parts, put all the metal parts in a long shallow pan (half an old gas tank), added water and a cup of Tide detergent to it and put it on a fire. After a rolling boil of about 15 minutes the cosmoline melted and floated to the top. The metal parts came out ready to be wiped dry and oiled. The stock was another matter.......

09-22-2008, 11:43 PM	#7
davjed User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central Louisiana Posts: 22 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	cosmoline removal...... years ago I bought a Remington made 1917 Enfield that was stored in cosmoline. I separated the wood and metal parts, put all the metal parts in a long shallow pan (half an old gas tank), added water and a cup of Tide detergent to it and put it on a fire. After a rolling boil of about 15 minutes the cosmoline melted and floated to the top. The metal parts came out ready to be wiped dry and oiled. The stock was another matter.......