Cosmoline help

[popsmoke]

In the middle of a cosmoline removal process and I'm tearing my hair out over the barrel. I can't get my camera to cooperate with me and post pictures, but I've got the assemblies soaking in mineral spirits.

I have no idea how to soak the barrel. I thought maybe plugging the end up with puddy and filling the inside up?

Anyone done this before? Help?

 

[jeremy]

Heat it up....

When I was single, I would place them in the oven at about 110* with a pan to catch the drippings. Now I use a heat gun....

 

[smbaldwin]

for my mosin i used a short section of 2" PVC wit a cap on one end. just zip tied it to my bench leg to hold it upright and put the barrel in. filled it with spirits and left it alone for a while

 

[traderdan]

What about gasoline.....outside somewhere....very carefully! ???

 

[popsmoke]

for my mosin i used a short section of 2" PVC wit a cap on one end. just zip tied it to my bench leg to hold it upright and put the barrel in. filled it with spirits and left it alone for a while

Holy crap, that's genius! Time to go check the shop for some PVC.

 

[GaDawg]

Use the oven get my vote just make sure u catch the drippings cause your wife will use your newly clean gun to shoot u lol

 

[popsmoke]

If I can't find any PVC wide enough, I might have to grab the wife's hair dryer and use that heat method! Thanks guys!

 

[Hexa-Tula]

I'd just take a trash bag or big piece of old carpet under the gun, and use a hairdryer. Once that stuff heats up, it just oozes right out.

 

[TheWabbit]

I used my wife's steamer. It heated the barrel and washed out the stubborn gunk.

 

[popsmoke]

Thanks for the help, guys. Couldn't find any PVC wide or long enough, so I just used the heat idea. Worked like a charm.

Now on to the fun part... cleaning and oiling. haha

 

[Duce]

Try a little spray brake cleaner, get's in those nooks and crannies....Duce

 

[XDLover]

101 ways to do it but I've heard PvC and a old short gutter. I used blue towel and poured orange degreaser down the barrel and then have a old barrel brush after about 30 minutes and finally some heavy patches out of old towel and it is good.
My wife hates the smell so she would kill me if I put anything in the oven. Hahaha

 

[BigMoose]

The easiest way unfortunately is a summertime only method, but it's by far the easiest.

Wrap the rifle in a dark black trash bag and put it on the dash or rear deck up next to the window of your car and park in the sun on a hot day with the windows up. The greenhouse effect and the black trash bag will evenly heat up the rifle and the cosmoline will come pouring out of the rifle. Then just remove and do some clean up.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Try a little spray brake cleaner, get's in those nooks and crannies....Duce

This is what I use. Just de-cosmo'd a T53 tonight... took me maybe 20 minutes start to finish. Still have work to do on the stock though.

 

[Pyriel]

I just put 300 rounds down range and wiped it with a towel, nothing gets a barrel heated like some good ol 7.62x54r

 

[rugertoter]

Heat it up....

When I was single...

LOL! Funny how that happens huh?

 

[jeremy]

LOL! Funny how that happens huh?

Shouldn't those smileys be the crying smileys.....

 

[tnrick55]

boil it in water

 

[rugertoter]

Shouldn't those smileys be the crying smileys.....

Not laughing at you, just with you.

 

[jeremy]

Not laughing at you, just with you.