Oil soaked stock

[daveh]

How do I remove oil from a heavily contaminated beech stock? I have heard that soaking in detergent and water works. What are the details. Thanks in anticipation for any replies. Regards Daveh

[loiner1965]

i think acetone works well

[Jerry Cornelius]

I can’t speak from experience but I would think you need a solvent (acetone, meths?) to get the oil moving and a carrier to take the solvent/oil mix out (cat litter might do it, or diatomaceous earth). Test in a hidden area.

Dunno if you could ever get it all out though.

[loiner1965]

I can’t speak from experience but I would think you need a solvent (acetone, meths?) to get the oil moving and a carrier to take the solvent/oil mix out (cat litter might do it, or diatomaceous earth). Test in a hidden area.

Dunno if you could ever get it all out though.

think he has to submerge the whole stock in acetone for a day or two then paper towel dry

[Muskett]

As above. Wash/wipe once heated every few hours to remove the oil thats got to the surface. Basically slowly sweating it out, and taking away any oil immediately that has got to the surface, all ready for more to sweat.
Try and rush the process and the wood will "die" and dry. Its all about keeping the wood fibres "happy", breathing.
Might take a week. Basically the same process but opposite as when applying oil.

[micol1212]

How do I remove oil from a heavily contaminated beech stock? I have heard that soaking in detergent and water works. What are the details. Thanks in anticipation for any replies. Regards Daveh

I had this issue with an HW35 stock, so much linseed oil that the smell was making me feel physically sick and it was actually greasy to the touch.

Initially I used industrial strength paint stripper and a loads of plastic scourers to remove the residue. I followed this with 'Cillit Bang' kitchen degreaser and loads of elbow grease. I eventually removed virtually all the oil and was able to refinish how I prefer with water based colour followed by at least 12 coats of laquer.

[The Squire]

It depends how bad it is; I’ve just had a bit of a mare with a beech 77 stock that I tried boiled linseed oil on. I gave it a coat last week then left it to dry as we were away over the weekend, upon return it was still horribly tacky and quite unpleasant to the touch. I cut it back with meths and used scotchbrite on the worst bits and left it overnight, this morning I found it was ok to start work on again and now I’m about 80% of the way through waxing it.

[jedburgh]

Hopefully this info has been useful .
Maybe we will never know .

[jedburgh]

And in with the other ignored he goes .

[Dutch]

Maybe he will return one day with the result...Anyways I am grateful for some of the suggestions provided, will try them on some of my Oil invested grips & stock. The dark spots might respond to the treatment.