How to Deep Clean a Surplus Stock

If you decide to do a deep cleaning and refinish of the wood here is how I do it. Takes maybe 10 -15 minutes for a completetly clean bare stock . Its a really simple ,easy and alot less harsh than other methods
I first take Purple Power degreaser full strength and put it in a spray bottle.
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I then spray down the stock with full strength degreaser, immediataly you will see years of grease. oil and dirt start to roll off
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I then take a soft nylon bristle brush and go over the stock.
Rinse very well with hot water while rubbing with brush .
I will usually do procedure one more time except the last time wipe dry with cotton towel.
If stock is very oil soaked it may take another cleaning .
I then let the stock set to dry out of direct heat source.
If it drys slowly you have a less chance of wood warping.

This is what the wood looks like after drying
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I let the stock dry for a day or two before refinishing

Stu swears by this method.

Awesome! I will try this.

I can't seem to find any "Purple Power"in My area.

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Originally Posted by Prince Humperdink

I can't seem to find any "Purple Power"in My area.

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Walmart has their generic brand of purple power, but I can't remember the name of it.
Some of the auto parts stores carry Purple Power.

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Originally Posted by jak

Walmart has their generic brand of purple power, but I can't remember the name of it.
Some of the auto parts stores carry Purple Power.

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Thanks John,I checked the Auto parts stores Here,but Will Try Wal Mart next time I go there.
Ryan

Ryan, Here's a link from the purple power website showing the stores that carry the stuff.
Hopefully some are near you.

http://www.clean-rite.com/storelocator.html

Gloves are a must! I think Purple Power was originally used as a defoliant in Viet Nam.

I know most Napa stores carry it. I dont think stores like auto zone,advance auto carry it.

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Originally Posted by jak

Ryan, Here's a link from the purple power website showing the stores that carry the stuff.
Hopefully some are near you.

http://www.clean-rite.com/storelocator.html

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Thanks for the link John.I live in a very small Town,but We have both an O'reilly,and Car Quest.Perhaps They can order it in for Me?

I've got it at Advance Auto Parts here in NJ. It does work pretty darn good.

Tried this about a week ago with the Purple Power and it was all said and done in about 15min. Nice and easy.

It is good stuff, I bought some at Advance Auto to try around the garage, it's a damn good parts de-greaser.

Your right, gloves are a must, I thought the skin was going to melt off my hands.

Cleans white walls nice, but it left streaks in the wife's alloy wheels. Oops!

That's what I get for being a nice guy and washing her car.

She's always yacking at me about the small stuff. I'm on her permanent shiz list, right at the top, have been for years.....

I sill like the dishwasher!

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Originally Posted by Cal30M1

I sill like the dishwasher!

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Carlos or Raoul?

Thanks for the tips on grease removal, now to see just how black that stock is under the surface..

Crap, forgot the name so I just grabbed the Simple Green stuff.. I cut a lot of it off pretty quick, but now i want it all off..Og.

I haven't tried purple power. I did once try the ZEP degreaser from Hopeless Depot and Blowes. The grease ran out of the wood just liek in your pic, but the wood had a lot or green in it from the degreaser when I was done.

Purple Power does not affect the color of the wood, atleast not on the several dozens I have used it on