ed zeransky
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anybody use glass cleaner to clean their barrel? I tried it and it seems to work great. like 3-4 patches and its clean! I just wonder why more guys don't use it?
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I have heard of using glass cleaner and They claim it works and it should be ok but be careful what you use. I decided try it once, couldn't find it so I (had a brain fart moment)tried a bathroom cleaner. I wasn't thinking and it was also a rust remover so where it touched the barrel, it removed the blueing.
ed zeransky
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yikes!!! 
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pittsburgh longhunter said:
I think I would be checking it for rust every day for a couple of weeks.
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colorado clyde said:
I would think it wouldn't matter just as long as you ran a Barricade (or your favorite gun oil) patch after cleaning, like you should.
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I shoot a lot more than every couple weeks......colorado clyde said:
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Sounds good then :v
After hearing from a gunmaker in Oregon from whom I had bought a .40 flinter, I tried Windex. After three patches it was clean, Ran a couple of dry patches then a patch with Barricade, That was two months ago. After reading this and after two weeks, I checked the barrel and no rust what so ever. So it appears the Windex does a great job of cleaning and the Barricade is doing it's part.
Is it the best method? Not sure yet but will use it until I see a problem with it.
Mike C.
Is it the best method? Not sure yet but will use it until I see a problem with it.
Mike C.
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I find that it is the best when I add just a bit of dish soap to the tepid water. But, that's just what works best for me. There are folks who swear by everything from creek water to buzzard whizz and a lot of man made stuff in between. I just find that warm water with a dab of dish soap gets the cleaning job done quite well for me.
Windex is basically water with a cleaning agent mixed in.
hanshi
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From a Tepid Monger, of course. :rotf:
There is a bit of detergent in Windex so it will help to remove the small fouling particles.
I have been using it at the range when swabbing between shots. Quick spritz on a patch and one wipe. Dries quickly with no need for a dry patch.
Not sure why, but I still use water with a little dish soap in it for the final cleaning of the day.
Not sure why, but I still use water with a little dish soap in it for the final cleaning of the day.
Don Steele
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I've found a product called "Glass Plus" does as fabulous job of cutting through BP residue "Crud" that accumulates on the lock, nipple.. whatever, wherever. MUCH more effective than plain water.
Of course, when I feel the desire to be more "HC" :bow: I use only water drawn from a natural creek that was verifiably mentioned in one of the longhunter's journals (Boone, Crockett, Kenton, etc)... :hmm: I wouldn't want any of that modern "Tap Water" stuff to destroy the authenticity of my overall experience. I don't think they even ALLOW tap water at some rendezvous' do they...?? :grin:
Of course, when I feel the desire to be more "HC" :bow: I use only water drawn from a natural creek that was verifiably mentioned in one of the longhunter's journals (Boone, Crockett, Kenton, etc)... :hmm: I wouldn't want any of that modern "Tap Water" stuff to destroy the authenticity of my overall experience. I don't think they even ALLOW tap water at some rendezvous' do they...?? :grin:
I looked up the MSDS for Windex. It has greater than 60% water, less than 10% alcohol and seven other ingredients of less than 1% each, a surfactant (soap), fragrance, amine, inorganic base, solvent, pigment and a preservative.
In short water, a bit of alcohol and a smidgin of soap. So it shouldn't do any harm and may be marginally better than soapy water. Maybe. Just make sure you don't use a window cleaner with ammonia in it.
In short water, a bit of alcohol and a smidgin of soap. So it shouldn't do any harm and may be marginally better than soapy water. Maybe. Just make sure you don't use a window cleaner with ammonia in it.
pittsburgh longhunter said:
Why not use it?
It is well documented that the real mountain men carried large quantities of things like Windex, automatic transmission fluid,patch lubricants in plastic squeeze bottles and pressurized spray cans of parts lube in their mule packs. Be authentic, do like they did.
