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Posted: 10/27/2005 5:20:49 PM EDT
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I am a newly converted Simple Green user. I was turned onto it for cleaning my Glocks and it is great stuff! Obviously it is revearse engineered form Alien technology. The gunk that poored out of my "what I thought was clean" Glock barrel was disgusting! SO, does anybody use it on their AR's? Is there any reason I shouldn't use it to clean my AR Barrel and Bolt especially? Tell Me!! -Chris |
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Simple Green is a medium strength base, and as such it can do damage to bare aluminum over a period of time. It can also remove the anodizing. According to this site (at the bottom of the tips page), it is actually banned by the Army for use on aluminum weapons. I'd stay with the traditional firearm cleaners for my AR-15. |
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There is a new Simple Green called "Extreme Simple Green". If you go to their website you can read all about it. To paraphrase the qualities of the new Extreme Simple Green, "...Extreme Simple Green’s safety upon aircraft materials and precision cleaning surfaces comes from a combination of proven anti-corrosion agents. A time tested coupling agent allows these to work together to battle corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement. ...." I received a free sample by filling out a form on the website, but haven't tried it yet. I see no reason why it can't be used for cleaning AR parts, especially since it is advertised as being safe for aerospace aluminum parts and it even meets a Boeing cleaning standard. |
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SG is great stuff...and CHEAP. I bough a large Zip lock plastic box with a sealing lind, filled it with SG, and just drop parts in it to let things soak. The longer you leave it the better. I have left steel parts in the stuff for DAYS and never had a problem. It will cut 90-95% of the junk off the part, saving your expensive gun cleaner (MC-25 in my case) for the really blasted on stuff. Also, a stiff plastic brush will help loosen things up. When the SG gets to bad, just replace with new. But it lasts for a long time. It does nothing for lead removal. Need other cleaners for that. I don't use it Alum. parts just to be safe, but I bet if you left it on for a short time it would be OK. |
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I use SG (100%) to clean my suppressor. Let it soak overnight and then drop it in the dish washer. It does break down the powder fouling very well. I have recently read about using H2O2 for lead removal. Haven't tried it yet, but am thinkig about giving it a try |
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From the simple green website: Aluminum - Is it safe to use Simple Green on aluminum? Simple Green products have been successfully and safely used on aircraft, automotive, industrial and consumer aluminum items for over 20 years. However, caution and common sense must be used: Aluminum is a soft metal that easily corrodes with unprotected exposure to water. The aqueous-base and alkalinity of Simple Green or Crystal Simple Green can accelerate the corrosion process. Therefore, contact times of All-Purpose Simple Green and Crystal Simple Green with unprotected or unpainted aluminum surfaces should be kept as brief as the job will allow - never for more than 10 minutes. Large cleaning jobs should be conducted in smaller-area stages to achieve lower contact time. Rinsing after cleaning should always be extremely thorough - paying special attention to flush out cracks and crevices to remove all Simple Green/Crystal Simple Green residues. Unfinished, uncoated or unpainted aluminum cleaned with Simple Green products should receive some sort of protectant after cleaning to prevent oxidation. personally i stick to mpro7... |
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STOP IT!hat Don't try to re-invent the wheel...use what works. |
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I saw the AGI video for building a Garand and the guy used it to remove the cosmoline. While I was a mechanic we used a steam gun or gasoline to remove cosmoline from engine blocks and it was a chore. I decided to try Simple Green on the cosmoline on rifles and it works great. It was unbelievable how well it took the stuff off. I rinsed the parts with water and re-oiled. I use SG for initial cleaning of mil brass and mil bullets that I've bought on the net that were really dirty. Rinse with water, dry then tumble. I wouldn't use it to clean guns on a regular basis as you need to rinse it off with water and I don't really care to introduce water into my cleaning process. Just my opinion. |
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