Powder Blast WARNING

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BfloBill

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Not long ago I bought a can of Break Free Powder Blast to get all the gunk out of an old firearm that has been neglected and not fired in decades. It worked great. Yesterday I had this great idea (whenever I use this phrase it usually ends in disaster:eek:) that it would also work great on a gunked up fishing reel. To make a long story short most of the plastic parts melted and sure enough when I checked the can there was the warning that it could melt plastic grips or parts and to use caution blah, blah blah. I can't tell you how glad I am that I wrecked a 20 year old cheap reel than one of my guns. :)

I know I'm not alone. Does anyone else have a good "Gee I wish I read the instructions" experience?
 
Best used when taking those custom grips off I guess.....hmmm what about all those plastic type guns out there ?
 
It's fine on most poly frames, but will melt some. Any time you use these brake cleaner type products, it's good to test it somewhere inconspicuous if you have any plastic parts at all.
 
Any time you're using a solvent near plastic -test the plastic in an inconspicuous place first.
 
the other thing to watch out for with those cans and using the little plastic straws to get down inside the bowels of the gun, is the spray back. A buddy was shooting some breakfree down into a pump shotgun and got a major splash back to the eyes. Wasn't good.
 
Does anyone else have a good "Gee I wish I read the instructions" experience?
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No. Dad always said, when all else fails, read the instructions. So Ialways read the manual before I do anything. :) sounds like a good idea, thanks to Dad :) he learnt me a few things he did.
 
I picked up a can recently and used it to do a deep cleaning on a revolver. Really powerful stuff, it worked great. I was wearing blue nitrile gloves and got quite a bit on one of them. I noticed that all of a sudden my hand felt extremely cold, and I held out my hand to watch the glove melting off. Be careful with this stuff. But it sure does work good!
 
The plastic melty action is a plus when cleaning a shotgun barrel fouled with plastic wad residue.:D

Nothing beats it for that job.
 
Buddy of mine was spraying out his Ruger .22 pistol when the plastic tube came off. He wound up squirting his groin area very liberally with the stuff. I never knew he could move that fast. He stripped off his pants and jumped in the shower. Too bad the damage was already done. The words he uttered can't be printed here.
 
I still plan on keeping a can around, but it won't be with my regular cleaning stuff. I don't get to shoot as often as I like and I clean my guns well and regularly so I can't see myself needing it often. It will be good to have for a project gun if one pops up again, but I'm not letting that stuff anywhere near my Glock!
 
A little gentler cleaner

There`s some brake cleaner that is NON flammeble & is H20 based it should be gentler to plastic & rubber , be sure to dry it out good with compressed air & lube good afterwards .

Most cleaners of this type if flammeble will attack plastics & rubber & test em on nickel finishes also , don`t ask :o
 
but I'm not letting that stuff anywhere near my Glock!
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Test it, it'll probably be just fine. I've used non-chlorinated brake cleaner (very similar to the stuff sold for guns) on a Walther P99 without any problems at all.

Even if it isn't, oh well, it's just a Glock anyway. ;)
 
I used some Powder Blast on my CZ 75BD a few years ago and it turned my grips white. I now know to take those off first. Stuff works great otherwise.
 
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Seconds on the CZ. I "melted" the magazine enough to seize the magazine when I inserted it. When dried it was like the mag was welded in the rifle. I eventually hammered, pried, levered it out and replaced it with a after market metal mag well. CZ is well aware of the problem and will only recommend "Hoppes" for cleaning and lubing CZ rifles.
 
This is a common problem of a lot of the aerosal products on the market. You can get a gun clean by either using strong solvents (carb or brake cleaner) or by using CLP and a brush. Learn how to clean your gun with a brush and CLP. Aerosal cleaners also waste most of the product and don't really get all of the crud out of the gun. You can strip a 1911 down and clean every part except the bore with an M16 brush and a Q tip and a rag and 3 or 4 drops of CLP. Learning how to totally strip your gun also allows you to inspect for wear or damage and understand how it works.:cool:
 
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