BCRider
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Ah, I see that it's concern over the peroxide.
Thanks.
Thanks.
How to use lube on a patch and a roundball
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Fingers McGee
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I tried Murphy mix a number of years ago. Probably had been using it for six months or so on frontstuffers; but, quit when a set of revolver nipples I was cleaning by soaking in Murphy Mix turned into six balls of rust after a couple hours. Dumped the rest of it down the drain and have never used it again.
You don't want to let anything soak in peroxide for a couple of hours. That was a failure on your part and not the peroxide, no offense intended. It is an oxidizer. It's only one atom of oxygen away from being water. Household H2O2 is a very diluted version. It's a very popular lead remover for gun barrels when mixed 50/50 with white vinegar. You only leave it in for 5 minutes, then you clean it out, thoroughly.
You definitely don't want to use commercial strength peroxide, as it's much stronger than household peroxide.
Plain water has never worked worth a damn for me when cleaning BP fouling. Windex with vinegar or ammonia have both worked well, as has diluted simple green. Windex with vinegar gives me my fastest, easiest, and best cleanings. Chlorox Green cleaner wasn't worth a darn.(no chlorine)
Hot soapy water works well.
Haven't tried windshield washer fluid. It's cheap enough to be worth a try. Have thought about diluted antifreeze. Rusty Duck BP solvent is propylene glycol(hippie-liberal nontoxic antifreeze) and water. It work well but not as well or fast as windex with vinegar.
Colin Stolzer uses 3 parts rubbing alcohol, 2 parts household hydrogen peroxide, and 1 part murphy's oil for a pyrodex solvent. I completely trust his judgment.
BTW, H2O2 is slightly more viscous than water, which means it's thicker and penetrates less than water. It won't etch or rust the metal unless you leave it on the metal to soak. It would be foolhardy to leave any gun parts to soak in it for hours at a time.
Years ago, on the Marlin forum, a member had left the 50/50 vinegar/H2O2 mix in his Guide Gun barrel overnight, to remove leading. Guess what it did to his bore. That's right. It rusted it. He left and acid/oxidizer mix in his steel barrel overnight and it damaged it. Who knew? (sarcasm)
You definitely don't want to use commercial strength peroxide, as it's much stronger than household peroxide.
Plain water has never worked worth a damn for me when cleaning BP fouling. Windex with vinegar or ammonia have both worked well, as has diluted simple green. Windex with vinegar gives me my fastest, easiest, and best cleanings. Chlorox Green cleaner wasn't worth a darn.(no chlorine)
Hot soapy water works well.
Haven't tried windshield washer fluid. It's cheap enough to be worth a try. Have thought about diluted antifreeze. Rusty Duck BP solvent is propylene glycol(hippie-liberal nontoxic antifreeze) and water. It work well but not as well or fast as windex with vinegar.
Colin Stolzer uses 3 parts rubbing alcohol, 2 parts household hydrogen peroxide, and 1 part murphy's oil for a pyrodex solvent. I completely trust his judgment.
BTW, H2O2 is slightly more viscous than water, which means it's thicker and penetrates less than water. It won't etch or rust the metal unless you leave it on the metal to soak. It would be foolhardy to leave any gun parts to soak in it for hours at a time.
Years ago, on the Marlin forum, a member had left the 50/50 vinegar/H2O2 mix in his Guide Gun barrel overnight, to remove leading. Guess what it did to his bore. That's right. It rusted it. He left and acid/oxidizer mix in his steel barrel overnight and it damaged it. Who knew? (sarcasm)
arcticap
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Jaymo said:
My Rusty Duck label states that it contains Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether.
The label doesn't state that it contains propylene glycol or water at all.
Rusty Duck has harmful vapors and it evaporates quickly.
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