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I have come across an old winchester m-70 pre-64 in an attic with an old weaver steel tubed scope. I am looking to clean it up for the owner. I have refinished plenty of stocks, but I am wondering how you guys go about cleaning the wood without refinishing. It appears in decent shape, maybe really good, and I don't want to screw up a good original finish. Suggestions?
Brad Hurt
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I use Murphey's oil soap.
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Strip the dirt and grime from the stock with Formby's Furniture Cleaner [it is a green minty liquid in plastic bottle] on a soft diaper/cloth and soft toothbrush in the checkering. Then a handrubbed coat of Renaisance paste wax [available at Brownell's ,it is expensive... approx. $20 but a little goes a long way, lasts forever and worth it. Good for the metal as well. You'll be amazed at how good any gun will look with just this simple process and without altering a collectible. WARMEST REGARDS JERRY
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I have read (here I believe) that rubbing and wiping with raw linseed oil will clean the dirt without removing the original finish. I have not tried this myself.
Rob
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Thanks for the advice guys. Has anyone tried the raw linseed thing, or is this and old gunsmiths tale?
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I have, and it works pretty well.
I think Mr. Linden's suggestion is better for a long term affect.
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What I've used on really dirty Trapdoor Springfields is a mixture of half and half linseed oil and turpentine, soft, lint free cloth and an old, soft toothbrush. It does a good job of removing really bad grime without injuring the patina and it adds a bit of linseed oil to old, dry wood. For really bad spots I have also used some OOOO Rotten stone with the mixture. Be gentle and do a little at a time. For a varnised finish old Model 70 I suspect Alvin's suggestion might be the best.
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Brad: Linseed oil on a soft cloth will work, but just a few drops...I said a "few" drops. Any more and you'll get a gooey sticky mess THAT WON'T DRY! Also don't apply it more than once every 7 days and wipe it on until the wood is warm. The linseed oil should be "BOILED" with dryers in it or use the "Linspeed" products. Go SLOW! Good Luck Jerry
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