My usual way is to brush, rub, and soak the gun parts in Hoppes, then blast everything with brake parts cleaner. This method gets my guns very clean and ready for re-oiling.
However, now that I have a nickel plated Hi Power (circa 1981), this is probably not a good idea any more. Hoppes could dissolve the copper layer under the nickel plating. Furthermore, I sometimes see a blue flake on my guns, which is probably leftover bullet jacket copper reacting with the brake parts cleaner.
So my questions is, how do you guys get your nickel plated guns squeaky clean?
However, now that I have a nickel plated Hi Power (circa 1981), this is probably not a good idea any more. Hoppes could dissolve the copper layer under the nickel plating. Furthermore, I sometimes see a blue flake on my guns, which is probably leftover bullet jacket copper reacting with the brake parts cleaner.
So my questions is, how do you guys get your nickel plated guns squeaky clean?