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Posted: 5/15/2023 1:59:39 PM EDT
What do you use for wiping off your pistol lights after range time ?
The SF 300 gets a bit dirty in front of the Glock 19. 
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Posted: 5/15/2023 2:18:24 PM EDT
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I use those bulk Zeiss lens wipes from Sam's Club.
Some guys here say they use Vaseline or lip balm to keep it from sticking in the first place. Haven't tried that. I've seen guys tape the front up during extended daytime shooting sessions. |
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Posted: 5/15/2023 2:20:05 PM EDT
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Have a bottle of this stuff, won't hurt poly lenses.
Not sure if it works better than anything else, but it does work. Paragon WLC |
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Posted: 5/15/2023 2:20:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I use those bulk Zeiss lens wipes from Sam's Club. Some guys here say they use Vaseline or lip balm to keep it from sticking in the first place. Haven't tried that. I've seen guys tape the front up during extended daytime shooting sessions. Thanks I have a box of the Zeiss wipes, forgot about em. |
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Posted: 5/15/2023 2:21:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Have a bottle of this stuff, won't hurt poly lenses. Not sure if it works better than anything else, but it does work. Paragon WLC Thanks |
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Posted: 5/15/2023 2:24:02 PM EDT
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I use isopropyl alcohol on a qtip or alcohol wipe.
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Posted: 5/15/2023 2:30:40 PM EDT
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Shirt. Paper towel. Rag. Would all be acceptable.
If you're worried about it zeiss lens cleaner and lens tissue is what I use on multi thousand dollar scopes. |
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Posted: 5/15/2023 2:49:20 PM EDT
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For the lens by far the easiest is a pencil eraser.
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Posted: 5/15/2023 3:06:26 PM EDT
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Modern problems require modern solutions...
put a comp on it 
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Posted: 5/15/2023 3:45:48 PM EDT
[#9]
Appreciate all the replies.
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Posted: 5/15/2023 5:00:05 PM EDT
[#10]
Use electrical tape to cover the exposed bezel to muzzle. Just peel off when done. CLP on a q tip/brush cleans the glass or can use Mother's compound too. Toothpaste also.
 @rtlm |
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Posted: 5/15/2023 5:15:01 PM EDT
[#11]
I don’t like frog lube for what it’s meant for but it cleans carbon off lenses pretty well
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Posted: 5/15/2023 5:59:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Use electrical tape to cover the exposed bezel to muzzle. Just peel off when done. CLP on a q tip/brush cleans the glass or can use Mother's compound too. Toothpaste also. https://i.imgur.com/R0E515C.jpg @rtlm Good tip. Thanks |
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Posted: 5/15/2023 9:33:07 PM EDT
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I put a light coat of Slip2000 over the top of the light head, bezel, and lens - all the areas that normally accumulate grime from the muzzle. At the end the range session, I wipe it off with a cloth, and it cleans right up.
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Posted: 5/15/2023 10:38:24 PM EDT
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My old wipe-down rag that's soaked with Slip-2000, Hoppes and carbon from various guns over the years.
My Surefire don't care. |
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Posted: 5/16/2023 1:40:58 AM EDT
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Toothpaste, believe it or not. Regular white Colgate paste and some cotton swabs are your best friend when all other methods fail to remove the carbon from the lens of your light.
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Posted: 5/16/2023 6:21:53 AM EDT
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I put a drop of clp on the lens before hitting the range. Once done, I use a rag to wipe the carbon off
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Posted: 5/16/2023 5:54:29 PM EDT
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Another vote for Chapstik on the bezel and the lense. Grime just wipes off.
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Posted: 5/16/2023 6:26:22 PM EDT
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Toothpaste.
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Posted: 5/16/2023 9:13:39 PM EDT
[#19]
Pink eraser cleans the glass, isopropyl alcohol cleans the body.
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Posted: 5/18/2023 8:00:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Have a bottle of this stuff, won't hurt poly lenses. Not sure if it works better than anything else, but it does work. Paragon WLC Came here to post this. Routinely I have people bringing me their weaponlights that are absolutely caked with crap to the point pencil erasers won't do the trick. 2 drops on a q tip and the paragon takes it right off. Amazingly effective stuff. Its pricey, but a little bottle should last years. Do a majority of your cleaning with a few wipes and whatever you normally do, then clean up the stuck stuff with this. Its legit. |
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Posted: 5/18/2023 8:16:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Came here to post this. Routinely I have people bringing me their weaponlights that are absolutely caked with crap to the point pencil erasers won't do the trick. 2 drops on a q tip and the paragon takes it right off. Amazingly effective stuff. Its pricey, but a little bottle should last years. Do a majority of your cleaning with a few wipes and whatever you normally do, then clean up the stuck stuff with this. Its legit. I appreciate all the replies. Gonna order some Paragon for the caked up gunk on bezel body. |
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Posted: 5/18/2023 11:44:05 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/18/2023 12:45:15 PM EDT
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 Attached File Attached FileOne hundred concepts light caps for range time They also make great scope caps  Attached File Attached FileApologies just noticed the question was specifically for handguns… |
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Posted: 5/18/2023 5:06:40 PM EDT
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If it doesn’t come off with an oiled rag I leave it.
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Posted: 5/18/2023 8:02:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If it doesn’t come off with an oiled rag I leave it. This |
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Posted: 5/18/2023 8:26:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/476203/image_jpg-2820594.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/476203/image_jpg-2820595.JPG One hundred concepts light caps for range time They also make great scope caps https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/476203/image_jpg-2820598.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/476203/image_jpg-2820599.JPG Apologies just noticed the question was specifically for handguns… Those look really cool. |
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Posted: 5/18/2023 8:26:15 PM EDT
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Double.
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Posted: 5/20/2023 11:40:51 AM EDT
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Drop of water and a pencil eraser works really well for me
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Posted: 5/20/2023 11:43:54 AM EDT
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A drop of water and a pencil eraser is the best method I've found
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Posted: 5/21/2023 6:22:12 PM EDT
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A damp rag seems to work for me.
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Posted: 5/23/2023 11:02:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Use electrical tape to cover the exposed bezel to muzzle. Just peel off when done. CLP on a q tip/brush cleans the glass or can use Mother's compound too. Toothpaste also. https://i.imgur.com/R0E515C.jpg @rtlm Yep, I wrap mine with some painter's tape and just remove it afterwards. |
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Posted: 5/23/2023 11:47:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Use electrical tape to cover the exposed bezel to muzzle. Just peel off when done. CLP on a q tip/brush cleans the glass or can use Mother's compound too. Toothpaste also. https://i.imgur.com/R0E515C.jpg @rtlm And put clear tape over the lens, inspired by "peel offs" that the dirt track racing drivers use on their helmets. |
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