cosmoline, best way to remove it???

[john davey]

Title says it all, What is used to get this goop off of my lathe? Thanks, John...

[Trevor Rice]

WD-40 and plenty of paper towels.

[Roger Chandler]

Mineral Spirits work really well.......especially if you use a synthetic scrubber pad along with it....think Scotchbrite......[green] then wipe off with a little mineral spirits on a paper towel.........works great!

Good luck!

[Steve Jenkins]

I think kerosene works better than minspers and is cheaper than wd40

[Scott Hackler]

I always use acetone.

[Alan Trout]

Naptha is what I used when I was in the machine tool business. Just wear gloves. Tends to dry out your skin pretty bad.

[Ben Darrah]

All these work well. But remember if you use a solvent, you will need to reapply a rust preventative such as boeshield or woodworker lube, especially if you are turning wet wood.

[Harry Robinette]

Kerosene works great we used it in the military to remove the cosmoline off of everything. I mean everything I don't care if it was moved down the street it was first coated in cosmoline. The kerosene also doesn't bother any finishes the military uses.

[philip labre]

Citrol by Schaefer works great at cleaning equipment. Excellent degreaser and won't harm paint.

[Sam Whit]

Hair dryer or heat gun. No joke. Cosmoline melts at a Low temp.

[Greg Just]

Caution - almost everyone is recommending a flammable liquid to clean your lathe. Be real careful with the rags as you don't want to cause a fire by spontaneous combustion. Lay them out flat so they can dry before disposing....Just my 2 cents

[Greg Ladd]

To expand on what Ben stated: I cleaned some cosmoline off just yesterday with a rag sprayed with Boeshield; cleaned off the cosmoline and left a thin layer of rust protectant/lubricant behind.

Greg

[Jacob Muldowney]

I just got done removing about 15 pounds from a surplus rifle last week. I found Break Free Power Blast to work amazingly well. Best I have found. You can buy it just about any place that has a sporting goods department. Including walmart.

[Bill White]

Napalm!
Bill

[Tim Browne]

Let's not forget good old fashioned brake cleaner. I found it to be much faster than both acetone and mineral spirits.