lol... Dave Valboskie - you need to try this!
Someone I know of buys old guns and renovates them to sell on.
He was struggling a bit to restore one stock off a rifle, and reached the point where he thought he would not be able to do anything with it, so, out of desperation, he put it in the dishwasher.
Apparently, it came out looking like new. All the ingrained dirt and old oil stains had gone.
I'm not sure I would try it but it is worth knowing about as a last resort.
lol... Dave Valboskie - you need to try this!
Donald
Just make sure the Mrs is out of the house when you do it
Couple of years ago, when I got my Martini, it had 3 woodworm holes in the stock and I had no idea if the infestation was an old one or if there were more woodworms about to drill out and giving me more holes.
These 3 holes got a number of injections of woodworm fluid and a few weeks later, the whole stock got a spell in the microwave. No more holes appeared and no obvious damage to the stock!
Hope any remaining bugs inside the stock are well and truly knackered.
And the wife, to this day, knows nothing about the use of the microwave!
Thats a good idea about the microwave.
A friend of mine bought an old gun as a wall hanger and the butt was riddled with woodworm holes. He knocked cocktail sticks into them, sanded it down, and then used a dark stain on the wood to hide them. While it is on the wall you cannot notice them.
I'll pass on the tip about the microwave he might find it useful.
Putting something in the freezer for a few days,wrapped in a bin liner,will kill any beasties.
Well its certainly killed my appetite!
Salmon may be cooked in the dishwasher!
BUT please no dishwashing powder!
Wrap in foil then do on high heat. If small enough, cook in the oven.
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