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Posted: 3/15/2010 5:20:19 PM EDT
| I've read that some cleaning solvents/products in combination with others can actually be detrimental and even corrosive. Anyone know for sure certain products you do not want to combine?! I use Hoppes with Breakfree mostly and sometime Barnes CR-10, I actually have enough knowledge of chemistry to be dangerous and it worries me to mix these products. Any good and hard facts out there- |
| I use Breakfree conservatively, I spray it on a rag then wipe down metal parts. A friend of mine used it liberally on a 9mm Springfield XD. The pistol seized up and he had to use a solvent blast to free up the action. I avoid putting any oil based products on plastic. Plastics don't corrode unless you want them to- |
| I wasn't really that concerned with combining CLP and Hoppe's, from searches on the web they are both heavily talked about and no one seems to have issues with combining the 2. I was more or less interested in other products. I've read ammonia and chlorine based solvents can be a problem. I've also read you have to be careful with copper solvents when using them in a chrome lined barrel. Is that also the case with stainless steel? Anyone know for sure what to stay away from and why? |
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I've read ammonia and chlorine based solvents can be a problem. You read correct. Don't mix ammonia with chlorine containing compounds (even something simple like bleach). The combination can release extremely toxic gases (chlorine gas just to name one possibility). |
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all I know is....breakfree and plastic grips don't mix at all. I got a ruger mkii with new grips....the others turned into a puddle o' yuck. Breakfree eats up plastic grips? All I use on my AR is Breakfree, does it take a lot to do anything detrimental? I haven't ran into these kinds of problems yet. |
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I wasn't really that concerned with combining CLP and Hoppe's, from searches on the web they are both heavily talked about and no one seems to have issues with combining the 2. I was more or less interested in other products. I've read ammonia and chlorine based solvents can be a problem. I've also read you have to be careful with copper solvents when using them in a chrome lined barrel. Is that also the case with stainless steel? Anyone know for sure what to stay away from and why? Ammonia based solvets are fine for use in stainless, chrom molly and chrome lined bores, provided you follow the directions on the bottle ( 10 min soak time). Been using 7.62 for years on all types of bores no change in groups or any signs of pitting. If your worried about solvents reacting flush with a non-chloro cleaner or denatured alcohol between using different cleaners. |
| Typically you'll see chlorinated products in aerosol products like brake cleaners. These are used to blast gunk away before you use a more conventional "gun" solvent. I seriously doubt any product marketed by the gun industry specifically as a gun cleaner contains chlorine. |
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