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saltydog452
11-13-2012, 09:22 AM
In the past, whenever I felt the urge to clean a Poly frame pistol, Kahr or ggggock, I'd run some hot water over it for a few mnts, slosh it around in a bit of 2 cycle fuel mix or diesel, shake, and let 'drip dry' over newsprint.

Now, I have been warned that this is wrong as some solvents turn plastic into a variation of silly putty.

Correct, or not? How do you remove the gritty stuff from the insides of your Poly frame pistols?

Thanks,

salty

JERRY
11-13-2012, 09:38 AM
i use regular gun scrubber on my Glocks to no ill effect. if you feel the Kahr's polymer is inferior to that of the Glock you can use the synthetic friendly gun scrubber version.

skiflydive
11-13-2012, 03:12 PM
I use aerosol non-chlorinated brake cleaner. It has good pressure for blasting crud and it doesn't harm the plastic. It will remove the paint from your sights if it gets on them.

jocko
11-13-2012, 03:18 PM
allabouve are great. I hve even read wherre sometake DawnANDHOT SOAPY WATER. dawn Is GREASELESS AND WILL clean like no tomorrow. Ur not gonnaharm any lpolymer frames on guns, and I say any gun to. They basically use all the samechemical makeup and it is top grade stuff to..

CJB
11-13-2012, 06:33 PM
I use Hoppes' and strong Hoppes' Bench Rest... strong stuff.
Shooters Choice... kerosene, WD40, most of the cleaners...

ZERO issues

Starbug
11-15-2012, 09:39 PM
I use non-chlorinated brake cleaner on my poly guns. I like the Dawn & hot water idea too, sounds like an excellent idea if you don't have anything else at the moment or are worried about killing your polymer.

MW surveyor
11-16-2012, 10:40 AM
Dishwasher!

But don't do it if your wife/husband is around. Don't ask me how I know.

Longitude Zero
11-16-2012, 11:54 AM
I have used Tetra Gun Products and M-Pro 7 also with no ill effects. Along with Hoppes.

Lucas73
11-16-2012, 04:54 PM
I use Ballistol does a fine job for me.I like M-Pro 7 as well.

getsome
11-16-2012, 05:08 PM
I use electronic spray cleaner...Will absolutely not hurt plastic (says so on the can), cleans great with good spray pressure to get the crud out of tight spots, dries almost instantly, no odor at all and not nearly as bad on your skin as brake cleaner...$4.99 a can at wally world....

About the dishwasher thing, I had an I.T. guy tell me one time the way to clean out a computer keyboard with coke or some other sticky liquid spilled on it was to run it through the dishwasher key side down on the top shelf with no soap then use compressed air to dry it out....He said it works great and won't hurt a thing as long as you let it dry thoroughly before plugging it back in...

sharpetop
11-16-2012, 06:55 PM
I use aerosol non-chlorinated brake cleaner. It has good pressure for blasting crud and it doesn't harm the plastic. It will remove the paint from your sights if it gets on them.

I use this on all my guns. I've heard to not get any on wood grips so use at your own risk or remove the wood grips. It will definately remove all the grease, oil and crud so be sure to re-lube. Did I mention how inexpensive it is at your local auto parts store or Wal-Mart/K-Mart, etc. I've used it for years with no issues.

jocko
11-16-2012, 07:26 PM
hoppe's number #9 loves wood grips to, so most of these gun cleaners shoulod stay the fokk away from wood PERIOD. Some will not harm the sights but IMI a sight is worth a damn, then they are usually not painted sights either, but again error on the side of caution with any cleaner, keep it away from sights at all possable.

Yup most cleaners are designed to CLEAN not ***** foot around crude and junk.

I know it sounds silly and it certainly is more work to,but trust me dawn in hot ass water will clean and dry quickly and also not harm jack sh!t either, but the pressure spray of most spray cleaners trumps the dawn thing to. Most any spray cleaner will do a great job, just depends on what u wantt o pay for the cleaners

sharpetop is right about the cost to.

Barth
11-17-2012, 04:40 PM
I use Ballistol does a fine job for me.

+1
Ballistol

tilefish
11-17-2012, 08:18 PM
Seriously, once I tried Froglube I threw Hoppes and all the other crap away. I am not one of those drones that thinks it has magical properties and lubes better than anything else. However it does keep carbon and other crap off your gun like nothing else.

That is what impressed me most, the clean-up. I used to use Hoppes, scrub brushes and sometimes even plastic picks to get the carbon out (especially the feed ramp) of my K9 and my XD. With Froglube, my clean-up consists of a rag. I field strip, wipe everything down with a rag, re-lube and put it all back together.

This is no BS guys, I have never seen anything like it. I don't think Froglube lubricates any better or worse than other products but the clean-up is amazing. Oh and it doesn't have fumes either.

saltydog452
07-31-2014, 12:45 PM
Thanks all.

Brake cleaner is also a very good DRT vehicle for wasp nests.

sd.

muggsy
07-31-2014, 02:42 PM
I'm telling you guys, nothing beats the wife's dish washer for getting guns clean. Just lock the slide back and put the gun in the dish washer when she isn't looking. Make sure to use Finish to avoid spots on the stainless. :) (I keep waiting for some fool to try this and report back on how well it works.) ;)

jocko
07-31-2014, 02:59 PM
I don'thave a dish washer, sodo I just soak it overnite in my toi8let with some dawn in there to???? Just sayin.

ltxi
07-31-2014, 05:32 PM
I don'thave a dish washer, sodo I just soak it overnite in my toi8let with some dawn in there to???? Just sayin.

Don"t Do That in any bathroom you're likely to have to stumble into to use the toilet half asleep in the middle of the night. Lost a really nice Beretta Jetfire that way once.

Planedude
08-01-2014, 05:42 AM
Don"t Do That in any bathroom you're likely to have to stumble into to use the toilet half asleep in the middle. Lost a really nice Beretta Jetfire that way once.

It'd be nice to have something to shoot the "alligator in the sewer" with...

Hoppe's #9 has never hurt my poly Kahrs over the years. I'll be trying the Froglube next, looking at a bottle of it on the desk as I type. I wonder, Should I clean a gun "normally" first, then give that gun the Froglube treatment, or just do it? I have a Walther P-22 that needs a cleaning after being loaned out to a new lady shooter. I sent some Federal bulk 36grn with her, but this thing is a lot dirtier than I expected. They must have fed it some other ammo, guess the little gun was the "government mule" at their range day.

Worth the effort to help make a happy, new shooter...

feedramp
08-01-2014, 10:54 AM
Just began using Frog lube this year. I have to say, it's everything that's it's talked up to be.

Very user friendly, and it protects every part of the firearm .... :cool:

SlowBurn
08-01-2014, 07:42 PM
I don't think any of that will hurt the polymer frames.

Only thing I'm afraid of is bug spray (DEET). I don't trust that stuff near anything poly.

sharpetop
08-02-2014, 07:36 AM
I use aerosol non-chlorinated brake cleaner. It has good pressure for blasting crud and it doesn't harm the plastic. It will remove the paint from your sights if it gets on them.

^^^ This! I also use it on my steel guns. It will dissolve painted sights and may harm wood grips.

Earle
08-02-2014, 09:48 AM
I don't think any of that will hurt the polymer frames.

Only thing I'm afraid of is bug spray (DEET). I don't trust that stuff near anything poly.This correct. The solvent in it will even attack nylon, something I found out while trying to lay down a bug barrier to keep them out of my tent...

340pd
08-05-2014, 07:53 AM
For most of the last twenty years, Gunscrubber aerosol. Never any problems.
For the last couple of years I have been using Froglube on all my revolvers and poly framed handguns.