jkh@jade.UUCP (02/24/87)
I recall that a couple of gun magazines of the more extreme variety recommended cleaning handguns by putting them in a flat Tupperware or equivalent container partly filled with diesel fuel and sloshing it around for a while. (I mentioned this to a Tupperware distributor friend of ours as a possible sales point for expanding the target audience for Tupperware parties.:-) If I try this, I will remove the grips first! Also, I would suppose it wouldn't be too great for finely-finished arms, as the grit washes out and grinds between the gun and the plastic container. But maybe it would be OK for a worn working gun or one you normally keep in a tackle box or similar environment. By the way, has anyone out there tried some of the spray-and-bake-on or just spray-on semipermanent home gun finishing treatments? If you've got worn guns that are not worth the hassle and expense of shipping off for professional refinishing, they might be returned to a reasonably presentable appearance and maybe gain some functionality this way at a sensible price, if these finishes are any good. Regards, Will Martin wmartin@ALMSA-1.ARPA (on USENET try ...!seismo!wmartin@ALMSA-1.ARPA )
jkh@jade.UUCP (03/03/87)
References: <2591@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> I wouldn't reccommend using diesel fuel on weapons you intend to take to the field. We used to use diesel to clean tank weapons (4 pistols, 2 submachine guns, 3 machine guns, and the main gun)...a lot of weaponry, and not much time. Diesel cleans well, and leaves a shine that pleases officers, but... that shine came from a thin film of diesel that is near impossible to remove, and to which every speck of dirt and dust will stick; eventually creating a gummy substance that quickly incapacitates a weapon.