What cleaner, brush, & oil to use on S&W 642 Airweight?

[Thanis]

Took my new S&W 642 Airweight out on 8/30 and shot 100 rounds. Great gun, but now looks like it needs a cleaning badly.

Was getting ready to clean, then looked at the copper brush and cleaner I was going to use. Was not sure this would be the right choice for titanium & aluminium. After a quick searchs on the internet, looks like it was a good thing I had this reservation.

What cleaner and type of brush (and maybe oil) should I use to clean S&W 642 Airweight?

I would not think the gun oil type would matter, but I just want to hear from the community.

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[semperfi.45]

I use a copper bore brush for barrel and a nylon toothbrush for everything else. Hoppes #9 in the barrel and CLP for all else.

[ICTsnub]

You have an Aluminum and Steel revolver. Barrel and cylinder are steel, so copper brush is softer than what you are scrubbing. Hoppe's #9 is a classic smell, like Crayons, but Breakfree is cool, too.

[EW3]

Boresnake # 24002 (.380, 9mm, .38, .357)

Hoppe's 9 - BoreSnakes

[Ron]

I use a copper bore brush for barrel and a nylon toothbrush for everything else. Hoppes #9 in the barrel and CLP for all else.

Same here.

[redrick]

I also use Hoppe's and CLP, don't use anything that has ammonia in it.

[blazinred]

I find Ballistol is the one stop shop accompanied with a bore-snake. This is ok to use with the clear finish and works much like CLP does, but prefer this because It works just as well !

[Thanis]

I admit, I'm not very good at cleaning pistols. This is my first revolver, so I'm a little more lost. I try, and maintain my guns as well as I can, but I'm always worried I will damage something.

So, assuming I don't use boresnake

1) Use CLP with some patches down the cylinder chambers and barrel
2) Use copper brush on barrel.
3) Use a nylon brush on cylinder chambers
4) Hoppe's 9 with some patches down the cylinder chambers and barrel
5) Wipe down gun with CLP

Does this sound right?

In addition I have come caked on powder on the frame. Any thoughts on that. I don't want to damage the alum.