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Do you dilute it with water? I haven't been but then I wonder how to rinse off the soap. I have been using a toothbrush and Murphys to clean the checkering and good results so far. Only done one gun.
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Mike
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Mike, I don't know where all the Murphy's Soap expert guys are. I have often wondered the same. The soap is sort of a goo, so it seems to me that a bit of hot water on a soft rag is the right thing to go with the goo. Your toothbrush should be someone elses.
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Hi all, I've cleaned my checkering with MOS, yep delute it with hot water, then gently scrub the checkering, the key here is light and gentle. Pat dry with a clean (of course) rag and let it air dry.
BTW, I use my wifes toothbrush and why not, she only has one tooth!!
Good luck!!
Greg
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I keep reading guys telling others to use Murphy's oil soap on their old guns....every time I've seen it used it strips the gun down to bare wood. I think it should be called Murphy's Oil Stripper.
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I've had good results using Formby's Wax Remover. A gentle solvent that has worked well. And it doesn't hurt old finishes.
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I did what Greg is talking about to two hammer guns. On went the Murphy's and off went the finish. I doubt that there was much finish there anyway. I have used Murphy's on furniture with good results but there is a lot more finish on furniture than there is on most stocks.
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I put linseed oil back over the cleaned area. I didn't think the finish was removed so much as all the old dirt. Anyway the checkering and stock look great after an application of linseed oil, which I was going go do anyway. I have done two Lefever's this way and they turned out good.
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I've had checkering clean up really well with a toothbrush and white cloth using lemon grass oil. I think this stuff is about as gentle as it gets. You can find it at hardware/home improvement stores. Use two white shopcloths, one to apply, a toothbrush (a worn out one discarded by the wife works best) and a clean, dry cloth to remove the dirty lemon oil.
You can use it on the whole stock as well. Takes plenty of old goop off, doesn't harm any remaining finish.
It won't totally clean up really nasty, skin oil/blood/grime soaked checkering, but, it works well, is cheap, and a great first step. If it doesn't clean up this way, you likely need a refinish, anyway.
Best,
Ted
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