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Ive heard soap and water works well to clean grime off an old stock. What would be best for an oil finish? Would something like Johnsons baby shampoo work? Would it be best, or something different? Thanks for your opinion.
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I have a WW 52 that had black crud hardened on the oil finished stock. I used tung oil and steel wool to cut the crud. After some serious work the original finish was back and the crud removed. A solvent for the original finish should work well if you plan to refresh the original finish.
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Im very much hoping NO refinish.....just a cleaning.
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Murphy's Oil Soap is for wood.
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Raw linseed oil and a 3M pad, something MP recommended. You will be amazed at the results.
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James is on the mark. It took me until after Petrov was gone to realize what he was doing with raw linseed oil. Raw linseed doesn't dry like it's processed boiled version and since it IS the finish material it made sense to me to follow what Mike was doing. I like applying with a t shirt first to see what comes off easy, then a used 3M pad as suggested or very fine grit wet/dry paper.
Go slow and don't expect too much too quick, it took a long time for the crud to get there and it will take some time to get it off.
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Raw linseed oil and a 3M pad, something MP recommended. You will be amazed at the results. You'll be amazed alright, amazed at how you removed your finish. Be very careful using 3M Scotchbrite pads on a soft finish like TruOil or a hand rubbed linseed oil. They are very aggressive and you will eat right through the finish to bare wood in a heartbeat if you go at it too hard. Also, there are varying grades of Scotchbrite pads, some much more coarse than others, so if you decide to risk this method, better be sure you get the least aggressive grade. Also, there is no need to use raw linseed oil because boiled linseed is so slow to cure it won't matter for a cleaning. Also suggest thinning it 50/50 if you use it. I would recommend using rottenstone mixed with thinned blo and a microfiber cloth for cleaning, but you can probably achieve a better result with the Birchwood-Casey Stock Sheen and Conditioner I mentioned above. Remember, you're cleaning, not refinishing. JR
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Raw linseed oil and a 3M pad, something MP recommended. You will be amazed at the results. You'll be amazed alright, amazed at how you removed your finish. Be very careful using 3M Scotchbrite pads on a soft finish like TruOil or a hand rubbed linseed oil. They are very aggressive and you will eat right through the finish to bare wood in a heartbeat if you go at it too hard. Also, there are varying grades of Scotchbrite pads, some much more coarse than others, so if you decide to risk this method, better be sure you get the least aggressive grade. Remember, you're cleaning, not refinishing. JR Double +1 on that
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This G&H was so crudy you could hardly see the figure, this is the result of MPs formula, looks terrible right? 
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