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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: MAUSERMAN on October 09, 2010, 01:12:16 AM
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My dads friend uses simplegreen to clean all his firearms. I not sure what to make of this but he swears by it.
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I don't know about using them on firearms but the stuff is THE best degreaser I've ever seen short of an acid vat.
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Simplegreen is Ammonia free and I have used it on Black Powder guns...never had any problems with it other than that unique smell it leaves behind.
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Simple Green us used and recommended by professional gunsmiths who do AGI's videos.
Bob Dunlap, in particular, strongly recommends it after 35 years of gunsmithing and using every kind of compound. He says it doesn't hurt his hands, smell bad, needs to be used in ventilation and does a better job than any other product he has tried. Fairly inexpensive too.
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Simplegreen is Ammonia free and I have used it on Black Powder guns...never had any problems with it other than that unique smell it leaves behind.
And who doesn't want their guns to smell fresh and clean? Do you also spray your ammo with Fabreeze?LOL
My concern would be this: if it leaves behind a scent, it has left a residue. That residue scent may be indicative of some degreaser remaining on the metal. That, in Crusader's world, would not be a good thing as it could prevent lubricant from adhering to critical areas. Besides, I really like the smell of Hoppes. (FWIW)
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Do not use Simple Green on aluminum parts. It changes the molecular structure of the aluminum.
That's why the have a special blend for "Aircraft" use.
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Do not use Simple Green on aluminum parts. It changes the molecular structure of the aluminum.
That's why the have a special blend for "Aircraft" use.
+1 DO NOT use on aluminum. But for steel and poly it is the best I have found.
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I have a friend who sprayed "Pam" on his compensator of his open gun. After he fired his first stage at an indoor match the place smelled like french fries.
Not saying that was a bad thing. Just weird.
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Pam is recommended to be used on the underside of new lawnmowers to keep grass and such from sticking. I can see where it might be useful in keeping a comp. clean.
Richard
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I already stole the ex wifes Nail polish for my front sight,
Nail polish remover for "undoing super glue, and emory boards for sanding boards
If I go back for kitchen stuff she may press charges.
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I already stole the ex wifes Nail polish for my front sight,
Nail polish remover for "undoing super glue, and emory boards for sanding boards
If I go back for kitchen stuff she may press charges.
LOL I have brought my own, I have hi viz orange, red, green and pink. I have had to hide them from my youngest daughter though. Mind you its a better alternative than if I had a son and had to hide them from him. Always get interesting looks when I go into a girly fashion place and start rooting around their nail polishes and some girly asks if they can help, and you tell them your buying nail polish for your guns LOL
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...... Always get interesting looks when I go into a girly fashion place and start rooting around their nail polishes and some girly asks if they can help, and you tell them your buying nail polish for your guns LOL
Guns have NAILS?
I work both sides of the curtain in theatre, as do my three sons, so it shouldn't have come as a surprise when one Sunday afternoon, watching the manly-man sport of football, havin' a brewsky, when my youngest son (in high school at the time) says, "Hey, Dad. Can I borrow your makeup."
I mean, I had to stop and think, was it so odd that he wanted to borrow it, or that I had it? I finally conceded we're not a normal family to begin with, so neither was so odd.
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Guns have NAILS?
I work both sides of the curtain in theatre, as do my three sons, so it shouldn't have come as a surprise when one Sunday afternoon, watching the manly-man sport of football, havin' a brewsky, when my youngest son (in high school at the time) says, "Hey, Dad. Can I borrow your makeup."
I mean, I had to stop and think, was it so odd that he wanted to borrow it, or that I had it? I finally conceded we're not a normal family to begin with, so neither was so odd.
After spending 10 years on the road with a Heavy Metal band running Lights and Sound....Nothing surprises me anymore.
We kept all the make up, nail polish and hair care products in a duffle bag that we referred to as "The Fag Bag."
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use Simple Green every day. in fact we have a 55 gallon drum of it on board. we dilute it for most stuff to keep from wasting it. a cup of it in a mop bucket will clean a whole deck in the engine room. we also use 'Loctite natural blue' degreaser. it is expensive but they also suggest you dilute 64 parts to 1 part water for most cleaning purposes. I have used it straight on HFO 'heavy fuel oil'. the stuff is like tar and we heat it up to 110-120 degrees celsius. (that's over boiling temp) just to pump the stuff into the engine. this loctite degreaser actually cuts the oil after it cools. also says it is safe for aluminium. the problem with degreasers is that they remove ALL oil and grease from the metal (and your skin, many de-fat the skin) and you must coat the surface well after cleaning to prevent any corrosion.
happy cleaning!
deepwater