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11-03-2009, 01:36 AM |
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nameless
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How to clean the gunk off surplus mags
I recently got some 5.45 AK mags from an online vendor, and some arrived with some type of gunk on them (I'm guessing cosmoline...?). Anyway, what is the best/easiest way to clean the gunk off?
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11-03-2009, 02:26 AM |
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knall
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soak em in gasoline.
Or leave em someplace HOT HOT HOT with rags around em to soak up the shit when it liquifies.
Yea, its probably cosmo.
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11-03-2009, 08:36 AM |
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bigpatvoodoodad
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I get a roll of paper towels and WD40. I wipe off as much of the cosmoline as possible, then disassemble the mag. I spray each component with WD40 and wipe clean.
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11-03-2009, 10:22 PM |
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panzertruppe
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ELBOW GREASE,
AND IT'S FREE
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11-04-2009, 12:48 AM |
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KernelKrink
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I just use the parts cleaner at work, essentially just paint thinner type solvent that gets pumped all over them and flushes out the grease.
If it is cosmolene, the safest thing to use is hot/boiling soapy water. Wait until the wife leaves, put the mags in the stoppered kitchen sink, squirt some dish soap on them and pour boiling water over them, let soak. Rinse in hot water, blow dry and oil well.
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11-04-2009, 07:42 AM |
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tedbo
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I took mine apart and put them in a covered bucket containing some diesel fuel or kerosene and let them soak overnight.
I took a little brush to it and it comes out spanking clean.
No muss,no fuss!
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11-04-2009, 10:15 AM |
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bounce19712
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buff'em down with your happy sock
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11-06-2009, 05:43 PM |
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Tak
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Brake Cleaner spray from your local auto parts store. Give it a try.
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11-06-2009, 06:49 PM |
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bigpatvoodoodad
I get a roll of paper towels and WD40. I wipe off as much of the cosmoline as possible, then disassemble the mag. I spray each component with WD40 and wipe clean.
Thats the way I do it too.
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11-06-2009, 11:28 PM |
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KernelKrink
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Remember the OP said these were 5.45 mags, the majority of which are bakelite or plastic. Some solvents may attack the mag.
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11-07-2009, 04:37 AM |
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dlbtap
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Good ole mineral spirts seems to cut it pretty easy. The 5.45 ammo tins work fine for soaking mags.
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