Cleaning...learned a lesson today! - Page 2

shooterX · July 18th, 2009, 09:15 PM

Wow never thought of that, guess I may have to try that.

PastorPack · July 18th, 2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by shooterX

Wow never thought of that, guess I may have to try that.

+1 I'll be trying that on the next cleaning.

frank · July 18th, 2009, 10:05 PM

My air compressor has always been a normal part of my gun cleaning.

I also use it to unload my sidelock muzzleloaders.

MinistrMalic · July 18th, 2009, 11:30 PM

Just a quick side note as well...put my 9 on like normal when the family went out today. I am used to a little extra CLP after cleaning, and having to wipe it down after carrying it the day I clean it. Not so today. It feels great, very crisp in the mechanism, and no seeping CLP.

Looks like my cleaning routine just got added to. :)

jualdeaux · July 19th, 2009, 12:52 AM

Or, you all could just buy a ultrasonic cleaner. LOL

Not that I have one either.

bal_g23 · July 19th, 2009, 12:58 AM

A cheaper fix is to buy one of those air canisters sold at office supply stores for cleaning the dust out of keyboards. I have one and it is absolutely perfect for guns. It even comes with an attachable 4''ish straw for those hard to reach places.

jca1 · July 19th, 2009, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by rottkeeper

I have done that for years, another trick if you don't have a compressor is to take water as hot as you can get it and still handle it and add a little dish soap. Soak your disassembled gun in it for a few minutes then pull one piece at a time and wipe clean. This works better in conjunction with a compressor to blow the parts clean and dry.

The hot water evaporates quickly when you pull the parts from the hot water and the gunk just melts away.

You do not have to worry about rusting if you get it dried right away, that only happens during slow oxidation.

I think most people have an instinctive fear of mixing water with guns or any kind of metal, but hot soapy water is an excellent firearm cleaner, especially black powder guns.

July 18th, 2009, 11:30 PM	#14
MinistrMalic Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 484	Just a quick side note as well...put my 9 on like normal when the family went out today. I am used to a little extra CLP after cleaning, and having to wipe it down after carrying it the day I clean it. Not so today. It feels great, very crisp in the mechanism, and no seeping CLP. Looks like my cleaning routine just got added to. :) __________________ "...whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one." (Luke 22:36) Here is my blog if you're interested :)

July 19th, 2009, 12:52 AM	#15
jualdeaux Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Waponi Woo Posts: 931	Or, you all could just buy a ultrasonic cleaner. LOL Not that I have one either. __________________ Unreasonable men are ever unreasonable, and only become more so when threatened. Truth always threatens the false-hearted.

July 19th, 2009, 12:58 AM	#16
bal_g23 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 270	A cheaper fix is to buy one of those air canisters sold at office supply stores for cleaning the dust out of keyboards. I have one and it is absolutely perfect for guns. It even comes with an attachable 4''ish straw for those hard to reach places. __________________ GUN CONTROL IS USING BOTH HANDS I believe its a shoulder thing that goes up - Carolyn McCarthy (D) The muzzle end of a .45 pretty much says go away in every language. -Clint Smith

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July 18th, 2009, 09:15 PM	#11
shooterX Distinguished Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,560	Wow never thought of that, guess I may have to try that.

July 18th, 2009, 10:05 PM	#13
frank Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	My air compressor has always been a normal part of my gun cleaning. I also use it to unload my sidelock muzzleloaders.