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Ok fellas, I recently got a pre64 Winchester model 94 that has seen WAAYYYYY better days. I've already sanded and removed almost all of the pitting on the the receiver and barrel (some was just too deep), and I've duracoated it. It looks nice and flat, I know its a shame to duracoat something like this.. but I didn't want to fork out for a reblueing. I don't have the means to do it and it would have been awfully expensive.

Anyways... im on to the internals now. There's a lot of stuff in there. Most of it is super dingy to where it seems like it may need dremel work to remove all the nastiness... Would mineral spirits work to get some of this stuff off? There's a lot of moving parts and screws and whatnot in there.. so it would be a hell of a lot of dremel work to clean it all up. What say you fine gentleman as to how to remove all of this taint, and gunk?
 
A Dremel will likely remove far more than the grunge. Any good solvent should get it with some scrubbing. If it's rust, then you can remove it by electrolysis without removing any of the good metal. Do a google search for it. There are some good online tutorials.
 
IF you go near thar action with a Dremel make sure it is with a brass brush, and have plenty of those handy. Dremel have killed more guns than they have saved. Be very careful and don't remove metal.
 
Thanks for the replies so far. For the first go around I wasn't going to go at it with anything abrasive, probably just a polishing wheel dipped in solvent.. If it did require some grit I would probably start with some light sand paper. Either way I guess i should rephrase my question. I'm being lazy on this one... is there anything I can soak these parts in that will get everything off? I'm considering purchasing an ultrasonic cleaner.
 
Blue I always blast away at the insides of old receivers with brake cleaner. It does a great job... Sometimes I even use it to clean up a mucked up firing pin in a pistol if i don't feel like taking the slide apart...
 
WD-40 and some old brushes, dental picks, bamboo skewers, and 0000 steel wool will get most of it off that will come off.

I have better luck with WD-40 cutting through century old crud then I do with brake cleaner.

rc
 
Just finished cleaning a SKS that had years of baked on WD-40 that my petroleum based solvents were not removing. I used Brownells D-Solve, let it soak for about an hour and washed in hot water. Came clean, even in the small holes and recesses. Straight household ammonia might work as well but D-Solve doesn't choke you.
 
rcmodel said:
WD-40 and some old brushes, dental picks, bamboo skewers, and 0000 steel wool will get most of it off that will come off.

I have better luck with WD-40 cutting through century old crud then I do with brake cleaner.

rc
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Kroil also works really well for dissolving ancient hardened guck... not as cheap as WD, but it's become my go-to for 100 year old solidified guck... Most brake cleaners can be toxic as hell if heated (don't ask how I found that out!)... not thats a problem usually, but still, unless you need something sterling clean... even then I'd rather use acetone.

Oh yeah, add to RC's list (BTW, awesome list, dude) a box of GOOD ROUND toothpicks. Not the cheapy 99 cent store type - they can get into the small spots a little beter than the skewers.
 
WD40 works great. I've used Kroil for the tough stuff. Recently tried a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF. Seems to work as well for less $.
 
My choice would be ultrasonic cleaner. This would loosen a lot of fouling and allow me to scrub it off with a brass bristle brush.

Then I'd use brass or nickel scrapers.

All came to worse, I'd bead blast it before I'd use the dreaded spinning tool of death, the dremel.
 
Take all the parts out of the gun. Put them in a metal pan that your wife won't use again. Spray with Simple Green and let soak for awhile. Start scrubbing with a brush. Evaluate from there after the parts dry.
 
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