Thread: Cleaning wooden hone boxes? [de-oiling]

Originally Posted by BobH

Oven cleaner will draw oil out of wood. I have used it on gun stocks but gun stocks do not have glued joints. So as RezDog pointed out that might not be the thing to use in this case.

Bob

Yes, EZ-Off will "pull" the oil & crud out. I learned to use this technique from people who refurbished old furniture. I have used the method often on old stocks on military rifles that needed repair & finish. Of course some were left original, but some needed the EZ-Off treatment.

No more than 30 minutes on the EZ-Off ,,, do it outside & rinse with a hose, then wash with a rough rag soaked in a lemon dish soap. Then let the wood dry for a week.

********If the box is glued together, Don't Ez-Off it. *****************