Hoppes #9+ wood stocks= stripped

[WebHobbit]

A little tip from your friendly neighborhood WebHobbit:

If a bit of Hoppes #9 was to get on the nice Ruger Wood stocks of your new Bisley it WILL strip the finish off.

So don't be a lazy little hobbit and REMOVE said stocks BEFORE letting the frame and cylinder soak in Hoppes #9 for 5-6 HOURS!



That is all.

 

[Devonai]

Add Birchwood-Casey Gun Scrubber to that list.

 

[WebHobbit]

And that is another of my favorites!

Lucky for me I have Hogue Ebony stocks on the way anyway.

I WILL be removing these prior to ANY cleaning!

 

[Sisco]

A few coats of tung oil and they'll look better than they did before.

 

[Frohickey]

I guess there is a reason that Skunky likes carbon-fiber grips so much.

But I don't see how you can mount a tac-light on a Ruger Bisley.

 

[blue86buick]

what about the plastic grips on a 22/45? will #9 or gun scrubber hurt those? (not soaking for hours, maybe 1/2 hour TOPS)

 

[E357]

Watch out for that #9 and the dinning room table - never hear the end of that.

Elliot

 

[benewton]

OK. I've used #9 forever, with no problems.

On the other hand, I've never soaked the full weapon, as opposed to the dismounted barrel of a semiauto.

Soaking's common???

 

[WebHobbit]

I knew I was going to be gone half the day so I figured I'd just soak several patches with #9 and leave a couple in the barrel and one stuffed in each chamber of the cylinder (now removed from the frame of course).

I saturated these patches REAL GOOD & then swabed most of the frame (past the grips) with a tooth brush dripping with #9 also.

While it sat there on my work table some of it dripped out and ran onto one side of the grip.

I should have just removed the grip panels and all would have been fine.

 

[benewton]

No insult intended, to I hope you're not insulted.

I normally brush the bore on my revolvers, and include the cylinder in the process. Patches follow, of course, some saturated in #9, some not, until the returned examples are "clean enough for me".

I've observed no finish problems with the old Colt DS, with the original grips still on.
And, since that piece, bought new, is pushing 30, I may have been to harsh.

Sorry about that.

I would pay attention to the dinning room table comment, though, since I've no experience beyond the "she'd kill me" for that one. Mine would, with one of my own reloads, too, so it seems like a good thing to avoid.

 

[WebHobbit]

No problem man...I wasn't insulted.

 

[Ryder]

Sounds like Jack Daniels whiskey could work double duty as a gun cleaning solvent. It has the same effect on a dining room table overnight. Lucky for me the wife hated that table.

 

[CMcDermott]

blue86buick

When GunScrubber overspray gets on the black plastic grips of my MKII they get all tacky. I think if I actually sprayed them directly they would quickly melt, and any try at actually soaking them in GunScrubber would cause them to dissolve completely. I always remove them before cleaning.
Your polymer frame should stand up to GunScrubber, the frame on my Kimber Polymer 1911 does.

 

[makarov]

Take some laquer thinner and denatured alcohol mix 50/50 - use very fine steel wool 0000 and scrub the rest of the finish off the grips (remove from gun!)

Next use Tung oil (the real stuff) or Linseed oil and rub into grips. If they are not checkered use 600 or 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper and rub in the oil with the sandpaper. Repeat. They will be BETTER than new.

This works great for gun stocks and antique chairs. Try to avoid sanding of wood with coarse grit. This is just for a refinish.

 

[VictorLouis]

For those who wish to try less-toxic products...

www.mp7.com is a great initial product which will remove a great deal of fouling. However, it also removes all traces of lubrication where it flows.

Ballistol is a pretty good one-step product that does an adequate job of cleaning, lubing and protecting. I sometimes use it as a step-one in place of MPr7, or as a step-two.

www.fp10.com is an excellent CLP. While not truly non-toxic, the maker points out that it contains no chlorinated-solvents such as does www.eezox.com . It has become my go-to bore solvent, and main protectant.

 

[Penman]

I've heard that DEET insect repellent can soften and remove some gunstock finishes. Yeah, it's not used for cleaning, but where I live if you're going to be outside a lot this time of the year you'll need it.

 

[blue86buick]

i assume you're saying that as a warning, for users of DEET to be careful? I know that i've had a few plastic things (waistpack) get ruined, because the DEET ate away at the plastic liner. i wouldn't be suprised if it had the same effect on a wood stock's finish.

 

[doctorhumbert]

Becareful of Berchwood Touch up blue pen.
It blues fine, but it discolors existing blue around the spot. Must be a strong stuff.