I Need Clarification!

SwedeSteve · 05-09-2008, 09:37 PM

OK, so I want to strip two M44 stocks I have, and I want to try something suggested here. But you guys are messing with my head! Is it Dawn Power Scrubbers, or Dawn Power Degreaser, or what? So far it has been called 3 things! I would appreciate someone actually reading it off the bottle! It's either that or EZ Off! I just want to try a different approach, and see what happens! Or maybe TSF at a 100m!

Geo M44 · 05-09-2008, 11:00 PM

Steve... It's Dawn Power Dessolver. Comes in a blue plastic trigger spray bottle. Make sure you use gloves. Rinse in warm water using a brush.

GlockMeister · 05-09-2008, 11:11 PM

What exactly does it do? Clean it or strip it?

Geo M44 · 05-09-2008, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GlockMeister

What exactly does it do? Clean it or strip it?

Both. Powerful stuff. It takes 2-3 applications on older rifles with multiple coats of arsenal varnish. My 1948 M44 needed one application the 91/30 needed 3. It's pretty darned easy though.

Capt'n Mil Coll · 05-09-2008, 11:34 PM

Geo is Mr DPD. Geo I like the blueing on that shooter of yours. What kind of ammo does that shoot?

Geo M44 · 05-09-2008, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt'n Mil Coll

Geo is Mr DPD. Geo I like the blueing on that shooter of yours. What kind of ammo does that shoot?

I like the trigger. Shoots whatever comes out of the spout...

GlockMeister · 05-09-2008, 11:43 PM

So that's another question I have, what does it do to the bluing on a rifle?

Geo M44 · 05-09-2008, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GlockMeister

So that's another question I have, what does it do to the bluing on a rifle?

Nothing. I recommend disassembling the rifle and striping a bare stock, but I use DPD to clean cosmo out of the breech as well (while dissassembled of course).

Boiling water, using a turkey baster, into the breech, to pre heat the barrel, spray DPD in the breech, use a 12ga brush and then a .410 brush on a drill to scrub, let set for 15 minutes, scrub again and rinse with boiling water. Wear gloves.

Or you can use brake cleaner (nasty stuff but it works).

billy · 05-10-2008, 12:07 AM

steve,
dont listen to those guys.they are just fooling around again.
the ONLY way to do it right is with a 50/50 mixture of cod liver oil and aunt jemima maple syrup.

you will thank me later.

Geo M44 · 05-10-2008, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by billy

steve,
dont listen to those guys.they are just fooling around again.
the ONLY way to do it right is with a 50/50 mixture of cod liver oil and aunt jemima maple syrup.

you will thank me later.

If you read the label on DPD, those are the exact ingredients...

billy · 05-10-2008, 12:27 AM

as an added bonus...

it makes your stock smell minty fresh too!

Capt'n Mil Coll · 05-10-2008, 12:28 AM

I just had that on my pancakes. Yummmmmy.

marion57 · 05-10-2008, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SwedeSteve

OK, so I want to strip two M44 stocks I have, and I want to try something suggested here. But you guys are messing with my head! Is it Dawn Power Scrubbers, or Dawn Power Degreaser, or what? So far it has been called 3 things! I would appreciate someone actually reading it off the bottle! It's either that or EZ Off! I just want to try a different approach, and see what happens! Or maybe TSF at a 100m!

I just do it the old fashion way steve a good stripper and then a light steel wool

SwedeSteve · 05-10-2008, 05:46 AM

Thats the way I do it too marion! Just wanted to try it a different way. That is why I like this place so much! The new ideas...

BTW- Thanks Geo.

texnmidwest · 05-10-2008, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by marion57

I just do it the old fashion way steve a good stripper and then a light steel wool

I have always liked a good stripper!

But wouldn't the steel wool abrade her skin?

SwedeSteve · 05-10-2008, 10:21 AM

Not if she's growing it....

Geo M44 · 05-10-2008, 10:28 AM

Well we're back to strippers again... boys will be boys.

Unfortunately paint stripper and steel wool won't easily remove 50 year old cosmolene. With PDP you get bare wood... ok, ok I know... it all ties in with strippers.

Mooseman684 · 05-10-2008, 11:51 AM

I don't like that Power dissolver for one reason ...It contains Caustic Soda (LYE) like oven cleaner...I use safe stripper...For wood.
Rich

SwedeSteve · 05-10-2008, 12:05 PM

Well I see you made it home!

Mosin Shooter · 05-10-2008, 03:14 PM

Moose might not like DPD but it worked great for me.

05-09-2008, 09:37 PM	#1
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,396 Images: 1	I Need Clarification! OK, so I want to strip two M44 stocks I have, and I want to try something suggested here. But you guys are messing with my head! Is it Dawn Power Scrubbers, or Dawn Power Degreaser, or what? So far it has been called 3 things! I would appreciate someone actually reading it off the bottle! It's either that or EZ Off! I just want to try a different approach, and see what happens! Or maybe TSF at a 100m! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-09-2008, 11:11 PM	#3
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,504	What exactly does it do? Clean it or strip it? __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

05-09-2008, 11:34 PM	#5
Capt'n Mil Coll Military Rifle Collector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right behind you. -NRA Member- Posts: 2,307 Images: 15	Geo is Mr DPD. Geo I like the blueing on that shooter of yours. What kind of ammo does that shoot? __________________ Let's light this fuse and see what happens!

05-09-2008, 11:43 PM	#7
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,504	So that's another question I have, what does it do to the bluing on a rifle? __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

05-10-2008, 12:07 AM	#9
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,203 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	steve, dont listen to those guys.they are just fooling around again. the ONLY way to do it right is with a 50/50 mixture of cod liver oil and aunt jemima maple syrup. you will thank me later. __________________ Last edited by billy; 05-10-2008 at 12:08 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

05-10-2008, 12:27 AM	#11
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,203 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	as an added bonus... it makes your stock smell *minty fresh* too! __________________

05-10-2008, 12:28 AM	#12
Capt'n Mil Coll Military Rifle Collector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right behind you. -NRA Member- Posts: 2,307 Images: 15	I just had that on my pancakes. Yummmmmy. __________________ Let's light this fuse and see what happens!

05-10-2008, 05:46 AM	#14
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,396 Images: 1	Thats the way I do it too marion! Just wanted to try it a different way. That is why I like this place so much! The new ideas... BTW- Thanks Geo. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers Last edited by SwedeSteve; 05-10-2008 at 07:35 AM.

05-10-2008, 10:21 AM	#16
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,396 Images: 1	Not if she's growing it.... __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-10-2008, 10:28 AM	#17
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,212	Well we're back to strippers again... boys will be boys. Unfortunately paint stripper and steel wool won't easily remove 50 year old cosmolene. With PDP you get bare wood... ok, ok I know... it all ties in with strippers. __________________ Remember when seconds count... the police are only minutes away.

05-10-2008, 11:51 AM	#18
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,694 Images: 2	I don't like that Power dissolver for one reason ...It contains Caustic Soda (LYE) like oven cleaner...I use safe stripper...For wood. Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

05-10-2008, 12:05 PM	#19
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,396 Images: 1	Well I see you made it home! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-10-2008, 03:14 PM	#20
Mosin Shooter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 416	Moose might not like DPD but it worked great for me. __________________ Save a cow, eat a vegetarian.