Nitty Gritty: Gun Scrubber

[ripcurlksm]

When I clean my pistol I field strip it and "go to town". One of the sales guys at a gun shop reccomended I get this Gun Scrubber (solvent/degreaser) that I could spray in and clean. Does anyone use this stuff?

 

[Prince Yamato]

I use it. Works well.

 

[Telperion]

It's the same as brake cleaner, which can be bought for less at an auto supplies store.

I've come to appreciate less toxic cleaners that can be used indoors without ventillation, such as Slip2000's products.

 

[ripcurlksm]

How?

How do you use it?

1) Do you field strip your pistol and blast all of the dirty parts with it, then dry-wipe everything?

2) Can you "quick" clean your pistol by leaving it assembled and blast out the barrel and chamber through the ejection port and let it dry on its own?

 

[thexrayboy]

It works fine but its basically a solvent, you are paying for the name. Just spraying it in a gun will remove a lot of the gunk but is no substitute for disassembly and proper cleaning. If you are shooting real dirty ammo and the gun starts faltering it's a quick way to get back on track though. Just spray off the excess gunk in the works and go back to blam blam blam.

 

[Prince Yamato]

Either blast spray the grime away (I blast springs and such) or I spray a Q-tip and go in there and scrub away.

 

[sparky2726]

Does it evaporate as quick as brake cleaner does?

Sparky

 

[Sir Aardvark]

I've learned that the first thing that I must do to a new revolver before using it is to hose it out really good through the hammer and trigger openings with Gunscrubber, then blow it out with my air compressor, then hose it out really good again with Breakfree, and then blow out all the excess oil with the air compressor again.

This gets all of the factory crud out of the action and makes the trigger much more consistent.

Some autos, like SIGS and, of course, Glocks, have synthetic parts inside that the solvent might be too harsh for - so be careful!.

Gunscrubber makes a plastic-safe solvent, but I have not tried it yet.

 

[HGUNHNTR]

If you use it on synthetic guns get the synthetic safe version. I melted the grips on my Ruger MKII with the stuff. It works great though I strongly recommend it for a quick clean.

 

[Ivy Mike]

I've really found that when doing a basic cleaning, you can't beat a decent nitro solvent, a brush, some patches and a decent gun oil.
Gimmicks are nice, but attention to detail is the most important thing. Just buy a basic Hoppes kit and you can't go wrong.

 

[Jam]

I used that pn my glock and melted the front sight so get non chlronated for polymer guns or non chlronated brake cleaner the brake cleaner stronger fumes for sure

 

[bakert]

I honestly can't see any difference in Gun Scrubber and the cheap carb cleaners available in many places except for price. DO NOT use it on polymer frames.

 

[Satch]

Gun Scrubber

I use the Polymer type for my guns.Spray out the action good and let it dry then I spray the action with Remington Dri-Lube,then whip down the gun barrel and reciever and even the stock with a silicone cloth.The Rem.Dri-Lube doesn't seem to pick up powder and smoke residue in my oppinion.

 

[Walkalong]

I've come to appreciate less toxic cleaners that can be used indoors without ventillation, such as Slip2000's products.

Slip 2000 works great. Non Toxic, no smell. M-Pro 7 is good too.

I still use some brake cleaner for rinsing jags etc. when cleaning with high strength copper cutters that will eat your jags. ( my favorite is Boretechs Eliminater, try it, its works awesome with no ammonia) TM solution for carbon & fouling, then Eliminater, then your favorite oil.

http://www.slip2000.com/Merchant2/m...e_Code=S&Product_Code=60208&Category_Code=725

 

[BobMcG]

I've used it too and it works fine but I rely on brake cleaner to do the same job.

Use with good ventilation though...