I am attemping to refinish a badly worn gun stock. One of the biggest problems to address is getting oil out of the wood so the new finish will take better. Oil is from over use of various gun oil over the years It is commonly around inlet areas for metal fit. Could be WD40 to something thought to be more exotic with polymers or molybdenum disulfide present. I have been using something referred to as white carbonate mixed with acetone that is suppose to draw the oil out of the wood. You mix the two together, making a paste, then let it dry on the wood (after stripping completely of course) and brush it off. It’s suppose to leach the oil from the wood. After 6 applications, it doesn’t appear to be leaching very much oil.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
RLH
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beretta,
Lubricating oils can be the hardest thing to deal with in finishing.
I have not heard of the recipe you spoke of. The theory is to have the oil drawn out by the solvent action of the acetone and into the whiting. This way you are not continually wiping it around the stock.
Understand, I'm just reaching here;
Since the acetone evaporates so quickly, why not wet a cloth or industrial paper towel to saturation, set it on the offending area and cover it with a piece of plastic for a few minutes.
When you lift off the towel, wipe it dry continually turning over the clean cloth. I would be careful to keep your wiping localized to the offending area.
I'm not sure if this will be a remedy but is certainly worth trying.
Good luck.
Peter
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