cleaning/lube for condo/apt dwellers??

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nodule

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Hi,

I just recently purchased 2 revolvers and I was wondering about the difficulties
that folks who live in an apartment or condo have when they clean their
guns? I have a very nice condo, with no garage, basement or a ideal area
to actually lay out and clean firearms.

How challenging is it and how do folks in these situations clean their guns
without filling their condos with fumes??

Thanks
 
I put a protective cloth on the table and thats about it. If you need a fan or something then I would suggest opening a window and running fans until your comfortable.

Personally other than the very few times I have used a copper remover I cant think of anything so strong that I use that would even require a fan....
 
I live in an apartment and clean my guns just like a home owner would. None of the chemicals I use require that I be outside to clean them.
 
If you prefer a no smell cleaner get some Gunzilla. It is not sold by any of the big-box gun stores, sorry. It is a best kept secret. It is aqueous based-no stinky petroleum distillate aromas.
 
I bought a factory-second throw rug, about 6' x 4' and it's rolled up in a corner where you can't see it. Cost 30 bucks. I clean my stuff on that. Then when I'm done I air it out on my apartment's teensy little balcony

Even better I suppose would be a kid's play-mat, you know, the ones with a city on them and they can play cars on it. Probably wouldn't soak up as much liquid
 
Well, there are products that do not have a bad odor. Remember a solvent does not have to smell like Hoppes to work. Check out Brownells or other on-line retailers or your local gun shop.
 
Go down to the sporting good store and buy a gun cleaning pad...makes my wife happy

Try some Weapon Shield..It has a nice cinnamon smell :D The neigbors will think you are baking.
 
Hoppe's smells great.
http://www.greentophuntfish.com/browse.cfm/hoppes-no.-9-air-freshner/4,10746.html
Just go with it.
Seriously, there is no shortage of low odor cleaning solvents.
My wife dislikes the smell of the various gun chemicals in general, Hoppe's #9 in particular. I still use Hoppe's, just more carefully.
I run an exhaust fan or open a window, as applicable.
If your not actually putting it on something, keep it capped.
Dispose of the Hoppe's saturated patches/rags, ASAP. Outside or in a sealed bag.
 
An exhaust fan in the kitchen or bathroom should suffice.

Especially if you live alone.

Spread something(I use old newspapers) on counter, turn exhaust fan on and clean. If you stay on top of your cleaning ,it doesn't take that long once you get a system down.

One thing you can do at the range after shooting before you leave is run a patch of your bore cleaner through the bore. Wrap your gun in a rag and finish cleaning it at the house. The drive home will help soften the crud and make clean-up a bit faster when you get home.
 
Hoppes Elite GunCleaner (may be the same thing as MPro7) is excellent for removing carbon and does a good job at removing metal fouling. It's the best nitro/carbon solvent I've found in my years of shooting and cleaning. There's very little smell and no cautions on the label.

BreakFree Foaming Bore cleaner is a good metal fouling remover and doesn't have much smell.

Dillon's Snake Oil has no smell and is a good lubricant. For grease, the light white lithium grease from Permatex is a good choice with little or no smell.

For rust protection, Beeman's MP5 oil is as good as I've found. It has a faint smell but it is not at all offensive.
 
I use Hoppe's Elite gun cleaner. Have not used the others mentioned here. I put a piece of card board on the bathroom sink counter cause that's the room where the exaust fan is. That way all the used cleaning stuff gets taken straight to the dumpster, no oders and wife is happy. No garage is the only thing I miss about a home. Everything else about one is work.
 
I live in an apartment and regularly clean both my Berettas in the living room, no problem.

I use Browning Legia gun oil. Comes in an spray can, the no-gas kind. Spray the barrel, slide and parts to be cleaned, leave it there for a few minutes and wipe clean. Then I use a small brush to add some (very little) lubricant onto the moving parts and they're ready to go.
 
I switched to Hoppe's Elite Gun Cleaner solely because of the lack of odor.

#9's odor would stay with me for days, and I have some small ones in my life that I did not want exposed to any unnecessary chemicals.

Another great find has been Ballistol.

Ballistol definitely does have an odor, but, if one reads the MSDS sheet, it appears that it is relatively safe to use.

And I have begun to enjoy the odor.:eek:

Read about it here:

http://www.firehawktech.com/Ballistol/firearms.html

http://www.firehawktech.com/Ballistol/MSDS.pdf


Monty
 
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