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Posted: 8/14/2017 8:31:06 PM EDT
Gentlemen/ladies, I need a new cleaning solvent that's readily available via internet order. Suggest away, please.
This will be on both autos & wheelguns, rimfires and centerfires. |
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•May be harmful to some paints, varnishes, and plastics. Keep product off of these types of surfaces unless a previous patch test has shown no effect. |
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I like Ballistal in the spry can. It ain't cheap though. Also the break-free CLP is good. Some still swear by WD40.
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Good 'old CLP for most routine cleaning.
Simple Green aircraft formulation in my ultrasonic tubs. But back in the day, I was a Hoppe's No. 9 man. |
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Hoppes #9
CLP Bore Tech rimfire blend Montana X-treme copper killer J-B bore paste what ever it takes |
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Home made, Ed's Red. Google it up, costs around $28 to make a gallon.
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I've been using Shooter Choice for many years with no complaints.
They recently changed the look of the label, I assume it is the same stuff. |
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Home made, Ed's Red. Google it up, costs around $28 to make a gallon. View Quote |
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Used to use Hoppes. Currently using Shooters Choice just because it came in a bigger bottle. I'm sure CLP would be fine too.
I think everyone overthinks all the cleaning/lube stuff. Just like cars, which are a much bigger investment. Every car I've owned has been run to over 100,000 miles on 87 octane gas and conventional motor oil. |
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Been using Hoppe's #9 since the late 60's (when dad bought me an Ithaca M37 12 ga. - which I still have).
I do use some stuff called Black Off when cleaning after shooting corrosive ammo. When that bottle is gone I'll probably just switch to hot/boiling water though, that works, too. |
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Hoppes or CLP for a through clean otherwise i do not really clean mine i just wipe down and relube.
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NanoTek's bore snake and bore snake oil.
"It's just like CLP, but better" ™ ® Actually, since everything else wants to compare itself to CLP, I just went ahead and bought a case of CLP spray. |
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Clean with hoppes 9. Final wipe down with CLP.
For pistol barrels and slides, I use a sonic cleaner with hoppes 9 in tank. |
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I tend to prefer Shooter's Choice, but Hoppes #9 seems to work just about as well and is usually quite a bit cheaper.
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I've been using Mpro7. Don't even know where I got it.
Works pretty good a my rifles. EDIT . Dumb autocorrect |
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I use Slip 2000 EWL for a lube so I don't need a solvent for most cleaning, but I do use MPro7 on the bore every 1000 rounds. It makes short work of the carbon build up.
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Ed's Red or Hoppe's.
I usually mix Shooter's Choice with Kroil and some mineral spirits in a small drip bottle. |
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Hoppe's Elite.
Hoppe's #9 will attack nickel plating, especially on GLOCK internals. Also, it makes me sneeze. FP10 for lube. |
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I lube with Slip 2000 and just wipe everything off if I ever want to clean it. Which I usually don't.
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MPro-7. No smell. Cleans corrosives too. Cuts carbon and grease like no other. Buy a gallon at Brownells. This is a cleaner, not a lube.
Makes a great drink with vodka. (completely safe and biodegradable). |
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Good 'old CLP for most routine cleaning. Simple Green aircraft formulation in my ultrasonic tubs. But back in the day, I was a Hoppe's No. 9 man. View Quote The Pro HD is non-corrosive to metals. I have no idea how well it cleans guns. It does a great job on greasy car parts. It is concentrated, so read the directions. |
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I use FP-10 (current iteration: WeaponShield) for CLP on everything. It has really made me lazy.
When I need to clean and degrease something in one step (like I'm about to repaint a front sight, or touch up cold blue), I use Hoppe's Elite (basically Mpro7) water soluble cleaner. My problem with this stuff is that the spray nozzle always clogs up after a year or so and I'm forced to unscrew the top and dip in a Q-tip or something. |
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In the summer when it's 100deg in the garage, I clean in the house with Hoppe's Elite. It doesn't stink up the house.
In the cooler months, I clean in the garage with Hoppe's #9 or Ballistol. They both smell strong, but I like that smell. Smells like...freedom. After either way, I use Slip2000 EWL for final lube of bores. EWG for greasing rails or BCGs. |
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#9 or CLP for 87% of my cleaning .I will use Butch's Bore shine if I have bad copper fouling.
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Boretech eliminator.
I've tried lots of gun cleaning products and I think it's the best bore cleaner. Shooter choice is a close 2nd and KG products also work well. |
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I like the Hoppes Elite, it cleans extremely well. The only bad part is you have to open a bottle of #9 so you get the good smell!
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A gallon of mineral spirits from Lowes...cheap View Quote I use CLP for lube, I don't like using it to clean with. WD40 gums up over a period of time, not good for a semi. I don't like bore paste nor bore snakes. I'm old school. But keep the ideas coming, please. I do like the rimfire bore cleaner based on what I saw on Brownells web site. Safe for plastic too. |
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Home made, Ed's Red. Google it up, costs around $28 to make a gallon. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes the acetone it contains is harmful to most wood finishes). |
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Not exactly my idea of a useful solvent............ View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Home made, Ed's Red. Google it up, costs around $28 to make a gallon. the acetone it contains is harmful to most wood finishes). I mixed up a batch and put it in a red gas can with big "GUN CLEANER" labeling, for dispensing into little solvent bottles. I haven't yet used up the first little squirt bottle. |
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I think the aircraft stuff is aluminum safe and the original is not.
I've never seen Simple Green in any aircraft shop in my life, and I've been in 'em literally since I was born 37 years ago. Everything that won't wash off with a hot water pressure washer gets washed with Av Gas. |
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