This is a discussion on Arrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!! within the Firearm Cleaning & Maintenance forums, part of the General Firearm Discussion category; Well, This morning I managed to spill some isopropyl alcohol on the slide of my XD40 Service. Needless to say there is now a couple ...
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Well,
This morning I managed to spill some isopropyl alcohol on the slide of my XD40 Service. Needless to say there is now a couple of gray smudges on the slide.
Any ideas on how to restore the finish? I plan to call Springfield on Monday but I thought I would ask some of the experts here.
Thanks,
Mike
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wow...i had no idea rubbing alcohol would do that?? i'm curious to see what some of the guys here say too...
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That is wierd...isopropyl shouldn't damage the finish like that. I've used it on my Sig to clean off the solvents from cleaning before I lube it.
-Ryan
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Try rubbing just gun oil on the slide....
The alcohol dries funny leaving those kind of "stains", most times an gun oil bath will return the finish.
Ditto JD and some gun oil but, try warming it up a bit with a blow dryer first. That usually works.
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It did not melt the polymer did it?
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Looks like it just dried the oil off of the finish. A good rub down with some oil should get it back to normal.
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Thanks guys, I will go get the rem oil and see how it goes. Doesn't look like any isopropyl got on the polymer, or if it did it did do any damage.
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground."
- Thomas Jefferson
"I'm the arrow, you're my bow, shoot me forth and I will go"
"Do not let any individual posts put a knot in your Big Boy Under-Roos"
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Ditto. Nothing to worry about. Get some oil and lube her up.
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Done, A good cleaning with Eezox and a rub down with RemOil did the trick. Thanks guys.
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground."
- Thomas Jefferson
"I'm the arrow, you're my bow, shoot me forth and I will go"
"Do not let any individual posts put a knot in your Big Boy Under-Roos"
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Nice, how about a few pics so we can refer to this thread the next time this comes up...
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
http://miscmusings.townhall.com/
Who is John Galt?
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Here ya go, different dish towel this time:Originally Posted by Kerbouchard
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground."
- Thomas Jefferson
"I'm the arrow, you're my bow, shoot me forth and I will go"
"Do not let any individual posts put a knot in your Big Boy Under-Roos"
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