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blcoonrod
Junior Member
USA
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 Posted - 11/04/2009 : 20:31:57
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When I was growing up my Dad always taught me to lightly spray a cloth and with WD-40 and wipe the exterior of a gun down before putting it away in the safe. I still practice this method and have never had any rusting issues.
I DO NOT use wd-40 for lube or cleaning the working parts. Gun Blast or Brake cleaner and Mobile 1 or Rem Oil is what I use for cleaning and lubing all weapons.
I have read before that if the weapon is loaded and the wd-40 happens to get around the bullets it is possible for it to penetrate the crimp and possibly cause a defective round.
Is there any problems with my method of wiping my guns off with wd-40? If so what does everyone else use for the out side of your guns? Also saw Remington has a Rem Oil wipe out, I'm guessing its just a pre soaked cloth with rem oil? |
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mattinglyt
Watchdog
USA
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 20:37:06
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| Break free is the stuff I use. WD40 will evaporate a lot quicker and can leave your firearm dry. And yes, it will penetrate the round that's left in there and soil the gunpowder. I cannot remember which Magazine it was in, but I read and article where they tried a lot of the different ways (WD40, gun oil, etc) to ruin a bullet and WD40 deffinatly ruined them if it was on there. Also make sure you have a good dessicant package in your gun safe to absorb all of the moisture in there. |
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sarge197
Watchdog
USA
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 20:41:22
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I clean my weapons, inside and out, with Hoppe's. I carefully clean and dry everything before lubing with Breakfree CLP and reassembling. I wipe off any excess then use a soft gun cloth to make sure there are no fingerprints that might damage the gun. Then re-holster or back into the safe. The process usually takes close to an hour for a semi-auto and results in a pile of used Q-tips and cleaning patches. Revolvers take a little less time because I don't have to clean mags.
I have used Rem-wipes, Gunscrubber, and various lubricants, but always return to Hoppe's and Breakfree. Probably just habit, but I recently had my local Glock specialist tear my Glock 21 apart and replace several worn parts. He said it was the cleanest duty weapon he ever saw! He was a LEO for 30 years and we worked together the last 11. I took it as high praise! |
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montanapatriot
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 00:31:18
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| WD-40 is fine for cleaning things up but it doesn't stay around for very long, the solvent in it is Kerosene and it evaporates pretty quickly. Oil is still the best thing, since it's so dry in MT I usually just wipe guns down with a Kleen Bore brand silicone cloth, this brand is really wet with silicone, the others are not. |
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DIAMOND
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 04:28:06
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My shop teacher, a very bright and knowledgeable guy, said that WD40 is no good. There are plenty of other very good solvents, lubricants and protectants out on the market to ever have to consider WD40.  |
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AzAKguy
Senior Member
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 16:07:42
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I have been told that wd 40 displaces moisture/water so maybe that was the rational for using it on a "Safe towel".
I like Rem oil as it has Teflon in it. I can spray on my gun parts, wipe them down so that they are not dripping or overly oily and a nice slippery coating remains on them
for cleaning out bores I use Mpro 7 - works great to get lead out and keep it from sticking or bonding.
A trick that a friend taught me is to get a big bottle of hoppes 9. Take your steel/alloy gun apart as far as you are comfortable doing so, put the parts in a zip lock bag and put the bag in a plastic shoe storage sized plastic bin from Wal-Mart. Pour in the entire bottle and let the whole affair soak for a half an hour or so.
take the parts out and set them on a towel outside to let them evaporate. Use a funnel with a coffee filter in it to pour the hoppes back into the bottle. You will have some loss but you can get a lot of soaks out of a large bottle of hoppes.
I do this when my guns are gritty but I don’t want to detail strip them - especially 1911s which I would rather not take the extractor and trigger/grip safety systems apart on unless I have to.
then I towel off the parts and wipe everything down with a cloth that has been sprayed with rem oil.
Of course I remove the wood grips before soaking the gun. this has caused no damage to any of my night sights or other 3 dot sites.
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MrD
Junior Member
USA
189 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2009 : 16:58:37
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I like WD-40 for all sorts of uses. Not, however for gun lubing, cleaning.
It, btw, works wonderfully for removing adhesive labels.
I don't believe there is kerosene in it; it is supposedly edible or at least non-toxic. (not about to use it as a salad dressing though).
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vgun
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 11/17/2009 : 12:50:32
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I don't think that WD40 will harm the exterior of your gun but why use it. They make all kinds of oils and lubes for guns so why not go with the product that was made specifically for guns.
I've had folks tell me for years not to use WD40 to clean a gun so I just don't use that stuff at all on my guns--other things --oh yea--WD40 is great but not on my guns.
I use Breakfree CLP and Hoppes and sometimes use Rem Oil. I then use a little tetra gun grease on slides ,moving parts and places that show wear. Once all cleaned and assembled I shine it up with a silicone clothe and it's good to go.
AZAKguy--I like that idea of the Hoppes in the bag trick--I'm gonna have to try that---thanks |
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AzAKguy
Senior Member
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Posted - 11/17/2009 : 13:42:49
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vgun
Thank you, I hope you like the Hoppes soak trick. I use a zip lock bag so I can squeeze the air out of the bag and seal it. These contains the hoppes into a smaller area then if I just used a bin. Also, I am no chemist but I am told that many such solvents have active ingredients that will evaporate quickly if left open to the air. So the bag enables you to contain the liquid in something you can just throw out after you are done and also seal in the "flavor".
When I do this, I usually do several guns to get the most bag out of the buck in terms of my time. I can do this while I am also spinning brass in my tumbler and pressing up reloads.
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vgun
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 11/17/2009 : 16:54:10
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That's a great idea there AZAKguy.
Yea--The Hoppes does tend to evaporate pretty quick--don't ask me how I know 
Using the baggie is a great idea
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Geoff
Advanced Member
USA
5088 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2009 : 18:58:18
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| I use either military issue CLP that I buy at a Military Surplus store or I use Breakfree CLP. Good stuff, I have used WD40 in a pinch but would rather use something that will not evaporate or burn off. Could use some car oil, cant remember what brand or viscosity they use but Nathan has a great video on here somewhere that shows how he cleans and lubes his guns, works for alot of people. |
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medic68
Master of Mojo
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Posted - 11/17/2009 : 19:46:45
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Non-chlorinated brake cleaner and Mobil 1 |
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