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Gun Related "Home Brews" For Cleaning, Storage & Reloading
« on: November 10, 2009, 12:50:50 AM »
Hope this is in the right forum. If not please move.

I found this interesting for those with firearms.

http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm
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Re: Gun Related "Home Brews" For Cleaning, Storage & Reloading
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2009, 03:47:46 AM »
I bookmarked this one.  Thanks for the great info.  I had heard of Ed's Red but not the others.

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Re: Gun Related "Home Brews" For Cleaning, Storage & Reloading
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2009, 06:36:05 AM »
I avoid the variations on Ed's Red because of the chemicals in it. Acetone is dangerous to the health.

My favorite cleaner is a mixture of deodorized kerosene, mineral spirits, Marvel Mystery oil, and a bit of STP lube. Works great. Not harsh at all to guns, finishes, and skin. The only time I use something else is when I need to remove copper fouling, in which case I use a commercial copper fouling remover.
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Re: Gun Related "Home Brews" For Cleaning, Storage & Reloading
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2009, 01:31:51 AM »
there's plenty of acetone in nail polish remover and have you ever met a girl that's gone loopy from the overexposure?

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Re: Gun Related "Home Brews" For Cleaning, Storage & Reloading
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2009, 05:40:19 AM »
have you ever met a girl that's gone loopy

You're kidding right...  ::)
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« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2009, 10:57:19 AM »
did you think I wasn't?  ::)

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Re: Gun Related "Home Brews" For Cleaning, Storage & Reloading
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2009, 03:12:18 PM »
I never knew there was a chemical explanation.

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Re: Gun Related "Home Brews" For Cleaning, Storage & Reloading
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2009, 03:20:19 PM »
acetone soaks right into the skin.... supposedly eats up blood cells and strains the liver

I DO know it'll make your hand numb and the fumes will cause some problems... if the fumes are bad I bet the liquid really is bad for the liver

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Re: Gun Related "Home Brews" For Cleaning, Storage & Reloading
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2009, 05:43:12 AM »
I never knew there was a chemical explanation.

Me either...  :-\  I always thought it was just a dominant characteristic of the gender...  :-[

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Re: Gun Related "Home Brews" For Cleaning, Storage & Reloading
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2009, 07:20:21 AM »
I can't complain too much, mine just gripes about the smell of whatever aerosol or solvent I happen to be using in the kitchen and then goes on her way.  I'm the one breathing it in so maybe I'M CRAZY or damaged goods at least  :o  and while she's a crybaby I'm kind of a jerk so I can't point fingers..... (though the rest I ever dated were psychologically lacking to say the least)

speaking of the frail-bodies: I got mine to shoot a bit last range trip
can't get her interested in loading, can't get her interested in the mechanical aspect of guns when I disassemble them in front of her, but she's shooting again... there might be hope