he stock and hand guards ended up being a very pleasant surprise. The really dark shiny wood cleaned right up with an oil scrub: 75% turpentine, 25% Boiled Linseed oil applied with a mild 'scotch-brite' pad. After scrubbing and allowing it to soak a bit, it was wiped down with a clean rag, followed by several wipe downs with denatured alcohol.
As it turns out, there was a nice grain pattern under all that muck.
After cleanup
The cartouches really came out
There was a small crack in the front hand guard. Repaired it with thinned out wood glue.
The stock and hand guards got their first two coats of raw linseed oil after drying.
After further disassembly and cleanup, the parts went into the ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning (water and Dawn dish soap. No Lemi-Shine was used because I wanted to preserve what bluing there was.
The metal parts were either draw filed and then sanded to remove corrosion as needed, or if the corrosion isn't too deep, just sanded.
Depending on the level of corrosion, I start at either 60, 80, or 120 grit sandpaper, and finish with 1000, 2000, or 4000 grit. Action pieces (guide rails etc) get sanded to 6000 - 8000 grit.
After being cleaned, the parts were placed in a container of denatured alcohol, and then rust blued.
Jumble of parts in the oil tub after bluing. The camera flash made the parts look greyer, but they are a deep blue black. Magazine well trigger guard assembly and bolt body in the center.
Closer shot of the butt plate and front sight.
