Just bought a new PT 809 that was shipped from overseas. Any opinions on a degreaser/stripper to remove the heavy packing grease. I have Ballistol, would that suffice or do i need something else for initial removal of packing grease? I'm hearing brake cleaner is not a good idea on polymer guns..
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New gun grease stripping
- Thread starter sixgunluv
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Wipe off the heavy residue with a paper towel/rag/patch. Then clean as normal.
This is all I do, and it's always been enough for my guns, but I've seen situations with new guns where something a little more aggressive was pretty helpful. A friend of mine took delivery not too long ago of a pistol with a load of packing grease in the striker channel, which he discovered only after problems on the range. He had light primer strikes from the start followed by the failure of the striker to reset in very short order.
Using a pressurized Gun Scrubber-type solvent/degreaser (non-chlorinated, synthetic-safe) to blast out the striker channel made solving the problem a hell of a lot easier than our old-fashioned method would have.
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RAfiringline
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I think *non-chlorinated* brake cleaner is supposed to be ok on gun polymer, and it's cheap and effective. And... I've found that Bounty paper towels are surprisingly tough and usable for gun cleaning. I've ripped off pieces, inserted them in cleaning rods and used them on really greased up gun bores, before using my bore snakes.
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carguychris
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A word of caution re: carb or brake cleaner... the benefit of these products is that they strip every trace of oil and grease from metal, but this is can also be a significant drawback, because the gun may be left without any corrosion protection. It's important to oil surfaces that are cleaned this way, particularly bare metal, blued, or phosphate (parkerized) finishes.
Also, I prefer non-chlorinated brake cleaner to carb cleaner, as it's less harsh and thus less likely to damage plastics or painted surfaces that are sprayed by accident.
Also, I prefer non-chlorinated brake cleaner to carb cleaner, as it's less harsh and thus less likely to damage plastics or painted surfaces that are sprayed by accident.