[creeks]

I got a nice Md.24/47 via UPS today. Inorder to get the cosmoline off the wood the importer must have used a power washer. From the photos you can see they got the cosmoline off, but they did a pretty good job on the wood surface also.

Can anyone recommend some type of wood oil or something to put some color and mosture back into the wood???

 

[Tater792]

I use howards feed and wax. Others may chime in on other products/methods. Are you sure the importer did that ??

 

[Kursk]

www.realmilkpaint.com
a small bottle of their tung oil (no varnish in it) is all you need. no thinner either. i think you would be very very happy with the results.

 

[nothernug]

You'll need to heat that up in places to even it out. Another thing... do my eye's decieve me or has somebody installed an M48 spring in the bands?

 

[creeks]

Rifle was directly from importer. If its got the wrong bands probably done during refurb.

Give me some help on how I should handle the heating.

Hair dryer? How long to apply just till the surface is warm?

 

[lite-box]

Numrich did it to the 24/47's they imported. The didn't power wash them, they put them through a automated parts washer with a chemical solvent.

The CMP is doing the same thing to Garands now

You need to add some oil back to the wood, liberaly wipe the wood down inside and out with a 50/50 Boiled linseed oil/ mineral spirits mix.

 

[Kursk]

do yourself a favor and go to realmilkpaint.com and get a small bottle of tung oil. it is all you need.

 

[creeks]

Thanks for all the info. and help.

Do I need to prep the wood in anyway? Some of the cosmoline that was left on the metal is now on the wood as it was handled along the way.

 

[Hrvatski]

I use a blow dryer to heat the wood.

Ski

 

[nothernug]

I use a blow dryer to heat the wood.
Ski

That's one way. A heat gun will do it faster but care must be taken as a heat gun can scorch the stock.
Any of oil products will do for the stock. Just avoid commercial refinnishing products like Homer Formbys, Minwax and please not "Tru Oil! Those are just glorified varnishes or polys. Plain blo (boiled Linseed oil), tung oil as mentioned above or a blend of them will preserve the stock and closely match the original finish.

 

[David Murvihill]

Numrich did it to the 24/47's they imported. The didn't power wash them, they put them through a automated parts washer with a chemical solvent.

The CMP is doing the same thing to Garands now

You need to add some oil back to the wood, liberaly wipe the wood down inside and out with a 50/50 Boiled linseed oil/ mineral spirits mix.

My 24/47 was like that too. I'll have to check the importer mark to see if it was Century. The stock was a refurbed 24 stock , I had assumed the factory sanded it and didn't finish it in the refurb process.

OTOH, the Yugo SKS that I got didn't have a lick of finish on the stock, ever. Dry as a bone, it would literally give you splinters if you rubbed it the wrong way. It took seven coats of BLO before it stopped absorbing the oil.