Removing old dried cosmoline

ithacaartist · 05-08-2015, 03:27 AM

Richard, I'll bet you didn't expect all this! You now have lots of systems, fluids, and techniques from which to choose... Your finish will be safe if you avoid acidic or corrosive chemicals. Hydrocarbon chemicals cannot interact with the finish, so any oil, kerosene, acetone, spirits, paint stripper, etc. will do just fine. Soak as long and as often as desired/necessary, without anxiety! Non-marring, non-abrasive implements.

I agree that wood grips have their own caveats and should be treated separately.

05-08-2015, 03:27 AM	#8
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 7,560 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	Richard, I'll bet you didn't expect all this! You now have lots of systems, fluids, and techniques from which to choose... Your finish will be safe if you avoid acidic or corrosive chemicals. Hydrocarbon chemicals cannot interact with the finish, so any oil, kerosene, acetone, spirits, paint stripper, etc. will do just fine. Soak as long and as often as desired/necessary, without anxiety! Non-marring, non-abrasive implements. I agree that wood grips have their own caveats and should be treated separately. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894