cleaning polymer frames

[Mac's Precision]

Everything that comes across my bench gets cleaned in my parts washer that pumps Stoddard solvent. I soak the heavy grime and brush all the surfaces till free of fouling, dried oils. I rinse all the parts clean and blow dry with compressed air. This strips off ALL oils, waxy substances various goofy lubes that people use and leaves me with a hospital clean bin of parts.

This way I can start fresh and get the customer's gun properly cleaned and lubed with the right stuff. (I despise 3 in 1 oil...by the way. That stuff turns into nasty wax that is hard to remove)

I then coat everything with Eezox and put a touch of MilComm TW25B on the rails and locking surfaces.

Often I see guns that are either NEVER cleaned.....or WAY OVER lubed. There seems to be no in between.

On the topic of cleaning compounds....you can use most anything on any gun parts really. Doesn't really matter if blue, stainless or poly. Simple green....Oil Eater...409....Dawn..Joy...what ever. If using water based cleaners...use HOT water to rinse...and compressed air to dry. Make sure all the water is out..and replaced with a good quality lube like Eezox or Corrosion X. I like those both very much. I like Eezox best

Shhhhhh..........don't tell the Corrosion X people that.

Cheers
Mac.

 

[killchain]

I take a 2-inch paint brush and put some CLP on it, and I brush everything out of the nooks and cracks.

Once every six months or so it sees the solvent tank. Just a quick rinse-out, then more CLP. Haven't had one issue, damage, or failure with any of my polymer frames.