Thx. I do intend to clean and oil it, ie lock and barrel. What I don't want to do is anything that would effect the value as the gun is a fairly rare, collectible gun. I was wondering whether dried oil, a little grime here and there was best left alone. It is all part of the patina i guess. I would not do anything with steel wool or fix any dings in stock.
If the recommendation is to clean the dried oil, does anyone have a recommendation on how to do it without effecting the CCH?
For those interested, I did find a product that does a nice job on cleaning up a stock without effecting whatever finish is left on it. Furniture refinishers use it to "rejuvenate" the old finish. I have never seen it available for sale of the shelf. They order it trough their commercial sources. I have no idea of the mixture but it does a great job of restoring what finish is left. Adds nothing and takes nothing away. Just rejuvenates what is there.
I just go to the local furniture refinisher and he gives me some in a jar as it is supplies in larger quantities. A little bit goes a long way
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