So last night I decided to field strip and clean my Springfield Armory GI 1911A1. I had it out to the range last month and had been too lazy to clean it. This pistol has an OD Green colored finish that from what I understand is called “Armory Kote.”
Recently I purchased a spray bottle of M-Pro7 and decided to use it to clean the Springfield. I sprayed down the slide, frame, and barrel bushing then set them on a newspaper to let the solvent do its job while I worked on the barrel.
After I got done with the barrel I picked up the M-Pro7 sprayed frame and noticed that a section of it looked darker than it should. THIS WAS THE BARE METAL THAT USED TO BE UNDER THE FINISH!!!
Not only did the frame lose a significant amount of its finish but so did the slide. Needless to say I am not happy about this. I realize that it is my fault for not having tested M-Pro7 on an inconspicuous part of the frame (wherever that’s supposed to be) before use. The label on the bottle notes that it is odor free, non-toxic, etc. but does not mention that it should be spot tested before use. I suppose by virtue of its being able to remove things you don’t want the potential exists for it to remove things that you do.
I don’t know what I am going to do about this other than write it off as a learning experience. I just thought I would alert my fellow High Roaders to what this stuff is capable of and what Springfield’s “Armory Kote” is not resistant to.
Recently I purchased a spray bottle of M-Pro7 and decided to use it to clean the Springfield. I sprayed down the slide, frame, and barrel bushing then set them on a newspaper to let the solvent do its job while I worked on the barrel.
After I got done with the barrel I picked up the M-Pro7 sprayed frame and noticed that a section of it looked darker than it should. THIS WAS THE BARE METAL THAT USED TO BE UNDER THE FINISH!!!
Not only did the frame lose a significant amount of its finish but so did the slide. Needless to say I am not happy about this. I realize that it is my fault for not having tested M-Pro7 on an inconspicuous part of the frame (wherever that’s supposed to be) before use. The label on the bottle notes that it is odor free, non-toxic, etc. but does not mention that it should be spot tested before use. I suppose by virtue of its being able to remove things you don’t want the potential exists for it to remove things that you do.
I don’t know what I am going to do about this other than write it off as a learning experience. I just thought I would alert my fellow High Roaders to what this stuff is capable of and what Springfield’s “Armory Kote” is not resistant to.