Cosomoline

[Clell Cox]

Has any one Had to remove cosomoline? Bidding a job and looking to pick up a trick or two. Clell

[Anthony G]

I had never heard of it so I yahoo searched it and found this website and many more.

Hoogie's Incorporated

Good luck with it.

[Paul Kassander]

Dealt with it about 12 years ago when I used to do lots and it is a pain without getting into the dealers special chemicals the best produt I found was a degreaser, but it still took some effort to remove all of it.

[Wayne S.]

When I was selling woodworking equipment,(band saws, table saws, lathes)
cosomoline was applied to the cast iron finished tops by the manufacturer overseas. Then they would apply a wax paper to the top of it to help keep moisture away. It worked very well to keep tops from rusting.
The best thing I found was to use mineral spirits and elbow grease to remove it, make sure you have plenty of rags or paper towels. The stuff is nasty and will get all over everything.

[Clell Cox]

Thanks for the info. It looks like this is going to be a joy. clell

[ezelder]

Originally Posted by Clell Cox

Thanks for the info. It looks like this is going to be a joy. clell

This may be a little late, but forgive me and go easy. Its my first day.

Try Simple Green? Its good stuff, smells good and doesn't etch most metals. It will remove all oils, so a light coat of oil would be needed.

Not sure what you are cleaning though.