BROWNELLS - Old Fashioned Whiting, 1lb

Use this product to remove 75+ years of "crud" from Mil Surp M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, and M14 stocks. Mix with Acetone to pancake batter mix (+/-), apply to One Quarter (1/4) of stock, place in direct sunlight or warmest part of your shop or garage, check back after 12-14 hours, use plastic putty knife to slowly scrape used mix into disposable aluminum grilling pan, wipe with clean cloth, then repeat for other three quarters in 1/4 segments. You can reuse the Whiting until it's almost black in color, just crush up lumps and bumps, then add your Acetone like before. Dust can be a pain in the neck, just wear a mask and you'll be ok.

I'd never used this product previously until I encountered a rifle stock with unusually soiled, blackened areas where it had been held. After the customary cleaning methods for a stock the blackened areas remained. The Whiting pulled them out. By experimenting with the thickness mixed with Acetone I found it most effective when mixed a little on the thin side. It required 10-12 applications over the soiled areas until it extracted enough grease and dirt to match the remainder of the stock. Removal does create a lot of dust so brush it off outside and downwind from yourself. But it did work and didn't appear to create any adverse damage to the wood. I just ordered the larger container.

It work great on oiled stocks. When used right it will remove the oil out of the stock. I use it when I glass bed the stock. Or when I need to clean the inside of the stock damaging soaked oil

A little goes a long way. I used acetone and followed the directions making into pancake batter. I left mine on overnight and that seemed to make the difference in the dried paste coming off. The stock was basically black and so crusted with oil that when I brushed it off I found the checkering was still good. I dont have a good before shot just during and after. I did sand before and repeat the process several times to get all the oil out.

I've been working on a milsurp that was SOAKED in cosmoline. I had tried various methods to draw the cosmo up out of the wood with poor results. After talking with a Brownells tech, I began using whiting with acetone, and the cosmo really started to come out of the wood. I have been using a solution of whiting and acetone that is thinner than pancake batter, which seems to be equally effective while less wasteful. The whiting is messy when it dries, but I make sure to work in a well ventilated area and wear and N95 respirator mask when brushing the stock clean over a utility sink. Problem solved.