Cleaning up old pads

[Bill Graham]

Hello Folks. This pad is on the pin gun I acquired today. It's in good shape, and it would like to use it, but will need to take it off the stock for a while.

What are the ways people go about removing these Noshoc stocks with the plugs without causing damage, and how do you safely clean them up to more of a fresh like-new appearance?

[yelloh564]

I use a small flat blade screw driver with Gojo for a lubricant to lift the plugs out. If they were glued in the gojo will normally soften the glue. To clean them up I use Gojo and a scotch brite pad to remove the grunge.

[Bill Graham]

Excellent. Thank you. I got a little off with some 409 kitchen cleaning spray, but your solution sounds better.

[jolly bill]

. . . and how do you safely clean them up to more of a fresh like-new appearance?

From my point of view, I'm not sure you would want to have a more fresh like-new appearance. From your pictures, it looks pretty good the way it is.

Just my opinion tho.

Jolly

[eightbore]

Yup. 409 will make everything look new. Vaseline petroleum jelly will soften everything up around the plugs. I'm not sure that I would be using the 409, depending on the individual gun.

[Bill Graham]

Yeah, I don't want to disolve it with harsh chemicals. It was a small test with 409. I'm leaving it as-is.